Sir David Amess killing: Should MPs still be able to meet the public?

Key Facts

• Watch the Home Secretary Priti Patel pay tribute to her "friend" and "neighbour" MP Sir David Amess The killing of a second MP in five years has thrown a harsh spotlight on the risks faced by politicians.
• But Ms Patel has stressed that it is not the end of face-to-face meetings between the public and MPs, saying: "We live in an open society, a democracy, where we (MPs) are accessible to the people and that is right and proper."
• She said measures were already in place to "safeguard" MPs in their constituencies and all 650 of them had been contacted since Sir David's death to check on their security.
• Operation Bridger, set up after the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox five years ago, was designed to give MPs access to extra security for their homes and offices, but there is now likely to be a push to ensure all forces are fully on board with it.

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