Urgent need for more security after physical attacks and abuse, say MPs’ staff
Andy Burnham is reportedly planning to launch a review of MPs’ security provision. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice officers in Whitehall. “Staff are out in the community representing the MP.“Most people don’t know what the MP looks like and often think staff members are the MP.
- ▪Andy Burnham is reportedly planning to launch a review of MPs’ security provision.
- ▪Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice officers in Whitehall.
- ▪“Staff are out in the community representing the MP.“Most people don’t know what the MP looks like and often think staff members are the MP.
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Police officers in Whitehall. Andy Burnham is reportedly planning to launch a review of MPs’ security provision. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice officers in Whitehall. Andy Burnham is reportedly planning to launch a review of MPs’ security provision. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/ShutterstockPoliticsUrgent need for more security after physical attacks and abuse, say MPs’ staffExclusive: Westminster survey finds one in two staffers experiencing clinical levels of psychological distressJosh Halliday North of England editorFri 24 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleStaff employed by MPs are calling for urgently tightened security after reports of some being physically attacked and hundreds receiving threatening calls and messages.A…
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