Lancashire Police to discuss security risks with county MPs after Sir David Amess murder

By Matthew Calderbank
Published 18th Oct 2021, 15:07 BST
Updated 18th Oct 2021, 18:22 BST
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Lancashire's politicians are in talks with the county's police force to discuss their security following the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess last week.

Lancashire Police said local officers are now making contact with every county MP to discuss their security arrangements, after Sir David, 69, was fatally stabbed at his constituency surgery meeting in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on Friday (October 15).

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "As in every force across the UK, Lancashire Constabulary officers have, with immediate effect, begun reaching out to Lancashire MPs as part of Operation Bridger.

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"We continue to encourage MPs to immediately report any security concerns to their local police force in order to keep themselves, their staff, families, and members of the public attending surgeries safe.

"Forces review MP security advice frequently, based on an assessment of changing threats and risk. In terms of social media, we would always encourage any threatening comments to be reported to police."