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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Libby Brooks

Friday briefing: ​Is violence against politicians reshaping democracy in the UK?

Armed police outside the houses of parliament
MPs are increasingly under threat. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Good morning. When Andy Burnham returned to Westminster as an MP last month after a decade away, what shocked him – some of his colleagues have said – was the security.

In recent years, particularly since the 2017 Houses of Parliament terrorist attack in which five people were killed, security around Westminster has visibly tightened, with armed police patrolling the estate, and vehicle barriers and heavy exterior fencing erected.

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