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No, not really, if i'm honest. i feel quite fortunate to have a lot| of constituents who are concerned about my safety, wigan is that sort of place. - people look after each other. security was tightened in mps's offices following the murder ofjo cox in 2016 and many believe action is needed now. i do think there is more to be done by parliament working with the venues where we hold our advice sessions with local authorities, otherwise to make us feel physically safe. such is the screening for covid. the home secretary said her world was shattered when she heard about sir david's death and is ...

And tragic as this happens, it focuses people's attention on matters of security, personal safety, but ijust wonder in the years that you have been in parliament, as it always something that has been on your mind or is it only in recent years you have called for this speaker's conference to be convened. just explain for our viewers what that means and what that could achieve potentially. a speaker's conference is a very rare process. it only has happened about once every ten years in the recent past. it is where parliament meets to discuss and decide on something and report on it on an issue w...

Is a very rare process. it only has happened about once every ten years in the recent past. it is where parliament meets to discuss and decide on something and report on it on an issue which affects the whole of parliament. and it would be the speaker bringing together all parties, and the agencies like the police and security services, and social media, and actually having a deliberation which allows mps to discuss how we balance this issue in democracy and then issue a report. after the killing ofjo cox, we have had more security in our homes and more security in the house of commons, but we...

Forces. they in turn would get into contact with all 100 and —— 650 mps up contact with all 100 and —— 650 mps up and down the country to talk about what kind of measures they can put in place. there is a police operation, operation bridger, put in place in the aftermath of the murder ofjo cox in 2016, to put in place things like shutters and alarms to better protect mps and their staff, but already some mps are saying, look, we need to carry on doing this, of course, but you might remember so much elwood in 2018 did cpr to a police officer who was attacked, fatally stabbed at the gate...

Secretary had to say? well, no doubt this death will be at the forefront of the home secretary's mind, at the forefront of all our elected politicians minds this morning, as we were hearing at leigh—on—sea and for the security services, the intelligence agencies, what was the motivation behind this attack? police believe the attacker was acting alone, but more widely, does it believe mps are still safe to go about their daily duties? a fundamental part of our democracy, to be able to come face—to—face with the people they represent. there would have been hundreds of constituency surger...