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Are afraid. we dont have to discuss at length where these threats are coming from. i just want to have election officials and have a functioning democracy. can you provide an update on the election threats task force and talk about the kind of threats were seeing to election officials? >> yes, senator. very much like the circumstances with respect to the school boards when the national school board association wrote us a letter advising of threats of violence and violence. earlier this year, we ...

0 about a conversation that im not -- >> im stunned that you cant recall that. so lets talk about afghanistan. the secretary -- undersecretary for defense policy, mr. kael says, isis-k poses a short term external threat al qaeda could launch attacks outside afghanistan within a year or two. do you agree with that? >> i agree that al qaeda has always presented and continues to present a persistent threat to the united states homeland. >> the question is whats changed? you say always. has any rece...

Sir david was stabbed multiple times when he was holding a regular meeting with his constituents in a church hall in leigh—on—sea, in essex in the south east of england. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowers together at the scene. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from leigh—on—sea. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of t...

In the south east of england. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowers together at the scene. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from leigh—on—sea. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons and the home secretary. four of the most senior politicians in the land at the church today where sir david amess mp was mur...

The leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons and the home secretary. four of the most senior politicians in the land at the church today where sir david amess mp was murdered. he was killed doing a job that he loved, serving his own constituents as an elected democratic member. and, of course, acts of this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning democracy. it was formally declared a terrorist incident late last night. early enquiries sug...

Times when he was holding a regular meeting with his constituents on friday in a church hall in leigh—on—sea, in essex in the south east of england. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowers together at the scene. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from leigh—on—sea. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons a...

The scheme intended to identify those at risk of radicalisation and stop them being drawn into terrorism. sir david was stabbed multiple times when he was holding a regular meeting with his constituents in a church hall in leigh—on—sea, in essex in the south—east of england. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowers together at the scene. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from leigh—on—sea. a united front in ...

Acts of this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning democracy. so that is why there are measures under way right now, i have convened meetings yesterday, i have been with the speaker of the house and with the police and our security services, to make sure all measures are being put in place for the security of mps so they can carry on with their duties as elected democratic members. the home secretary has started a review of mps security. police forces acro...

Into the security of mps when they meet their constituents — something seen as central to their role. one senior mp — tobias ellwood — has suggested that face—to—face meetings should no longer take place. our political correspondent, peter saul, reports. hello there. nice to meet you. scenes like this have long been a feature of our politics. it might not look as exciting as the fierce debates we sometimes see in parliament, but it is just as important. a chance for mps to meet the ver...

Taking place right now. there are obviously discussions around mps security too. and when we think of david, david himself, a man of the people, he was killed doing a job that he loved, serving his own constituents as an elected member and acts of this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning democracy. so there are measures under way, democracy. so there are measures underway, i democracy. so there are measures under way, i convened meetings yesterday and i ...