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Reform UK leader expresses concern the public would ‘flow through doors with knives in their pockets’ when asked if he had held meetings in his seat in Clacton

Insiders question Reform UK leader’s claim that parliamentary security team advised against in-person meetings

Shootings in America often prompt expressions of relief in the UK that a calmer and less violent society is in evidence. But few will have responded to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump with any complacency about the safety of politicians in Britain. The murders of two MPs, Jo Cox…

Government adviser on political violence has called for an inquiry into the ‘dark underbelly’ of election abuse

Sir Lindsay Hoyle was forced to apologise in March over his handling of a vote on Gaza, which led to chaotic scenes in the Commons but said he had acted with good intentions after threats to MPs

London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to NPR about being a Muslim politician in Britain — and his fears around a second possible Donald Trump presidency.

Nearly half of workers experienced clinical stress, findings suggest, and many say Israel-Gaza war has added to fears

The Sunday Times reported that three female politicians have been given extra security protection.

Editorial: When politicians live in fear of being physically attacked, democracy suffers

It would be to overlook the tragic murders of outstanding public servants such as Sir David Amess MP and Jo Cox MP, or the stabbing of Stephen Timms MP, to suggest that Britain has been free of political violence in recent years.

Justice minister explains to BBC why he is standing down from London seat at next election over safety fears