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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Dozens of MPs ‘refused safety measures’ for their staff despite rising abuse

Commons benches full of MPs
A survey of nearly 400 MPs’ employees found more than one in three now fear for their own or colleagues’ safety. Photograph: House of Commons/AFP/Getty Images

Dozens of MPs have refused safety measures for their staff despite record levels of abuse and a spate of violent attacks, according to a group representing Commons workers.

Staff employed by MPs said they had been put in “extremely dangerous” situations after a small number of parliamentarians “wilfully ignored” security advice.

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