Should every politician have a bodyguard?
As anti-terror police question the suspect in the killing of Sir David Amess, MPs hold a minute’s silence in the Commons for their fallen colleague. So just how safe are Parliamentarians to go about their constituency business, and when does online hat...
The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
October 18, 20215m 44s
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As anti-terror police question the suspect in the killing of Sir David Amess, MPs hold a minute’s silence in the Commons for their fallen colleague. So just how safe are Parliamentarians to go about their constituency business, and when does online hate become real-world risk? We speak to former Met Detective Inspector Philip Grindell, who advised Parliament following the murder of Jo Cox and is now CEO of Defuse Global.
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