peter saul, bbc news.for the neighbouring constituency of rochford and southend east... the community has been hit sideways by this. it is notjust a local member of parliament, but he really did touch people's lives in a way that most mps do not manage to do. david had been a member of parliament for nearly 40 years and we all expected him to go on to be father of the house. there is a part of me that still thinks that will happen because i have not come to terms with him passing. he could talk to anybody and pick—up, my phone is full of messages from colleagues and people who have known him expressing sympathy but also sharing stories. i have been an mp for 16 years and the number of new colleagues that would come up to me and say you are sir david amess's neighbour. and i'd brace myself for what would come. there would always be a comical story. something judy beyond appropriate but not inappropriate that broke the ice. a joyful occasion. he was a catalyst in a meeting, not in the background and not the

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our political correspondent peter saul reports.knit seaside community continues to mourn its member of parliament, stabbed to death while meeting the people he was selected to represent. the tragedy has really hit home for mps, many of whom considered sir david amess a friend, and some are reassessing the way they work. none of us are afraid to walk out of our doors and to attend local events and do surgeries, and meet people, but now there's obviously a fear that there's bad people out there that want to do harm, and david is a victim of that. and so i'm afraid it will change things. do you feel safe doing yourjob, going around your constituency? no, not really, if i'm honest. i feel quite fortunate to have a lot| of constituents who are concerned about my safety, wigan is that sort of place. - people look after each other. security was tightened in mps's offices following the murder ofjo cox in 2016 and many believe action is needed now. i do think there is more to be done by parliament working with the venues where we hold our a

our political correspondent, peter saul, has been telling me more.been some measures introduced following the murder ofjo cox, the labour mp for batley and spen in 2016, introducing things like panic alarms, shutters on constituency offices, but i think there is a consensus now that that does not go far enough and it is pretty patchy up and down the country, particularly when you have a lot of mps holding constituency surgeries in lots of different buildings, so very, very difficult to do. home secretary has been on the andrew marr programme on bbc one this morning and this is what she had to say. there are ways in which we can do things differently, clearly around surgeries, you've just mentioned publicising them, moving from publicising appointments to pre—booking appointments, making sure that appointments are checked thoroughly, that the backgrounds on individuals are checked. a lot of those measures are already in place right now. those measures are being looked at again, and the speaker and i are working through, actually, we are doing a lot of

our political correspondent peter saul reports. hello there. nice to meet you.cs, it might not look as exciting as the fierce debates we sometimes see in parliament, but it is just as important. a chance for mps to meet the very people they are elected to respect. sir david amess was tar from alone in holding a constituency surgery yesterday. and his death has raised questions about whether something so fundmentsal in our democracy can still be safe. semis something so fundmentsal in our democracy can still be safe. acts of this are absolutely _ democracy can still be safe. acts of this are absolutely wrong and - democracy can still be safe. acts of this are absolutely wrong and we i this are absolutely wrong and we cannot let that get in the way of our functioning cannot let that get in the way of ourfunctioning deknock cannot let that get in the way of our functioning deknock psi, cannot let that get in the way of ourfunctioning deknock psi, that is why there are measures under way, i have been to meetings yet yesterday, i have been with the speaker of the hou

peter saul, bbc news. sir david amess was passionate about animal rights. parliament to ban trophy hunting. he worked closely with the charity, born free. let's speak to their policy adviser, dominic dyer. thank you forjoining us on this sad day. thank you for “oining us on this sad da . �* ., . thank you for “oining us on this sad da . �* . . ., ., thank you for “oining us on this sad da. ., day. after the tragic death of sir david. animal _ day. after the tragic death of sir david. animal rights, _ day. after the tragic death of sir david. animal rights, why - day. after the tragic death of sir david. animal rights, why did i day. after the tragic death of sir l david. animal rights, why did they mean so much to him? what did he say to you about the subject? he: probably was the most outspoken and involved mp and westminster in recent years on a wide—ranging wildlife protection issues. it really came from the heart. he was a social conservative npr niches like brexit and abortion, but he was also very strong on animals and willing to take on the governmen

lets go back to peter saul, our correspondent at westminster.t across the house of commons judging by the outpouring benches, but across the house of commonsjudging by the outpouring of tributes we have had this afternoon. he was doing thatjob we all expect of our constituency mps, he was hearing people's concerns. a lot of mps might feel that doing that is perhaps not as important as standing up perhaps not as important as standing up in the house of commons and making an impassioned speech, but thatis making an impassioned speech, but that is fundamentally part of our democracy, that they do that and that they are accessible. it is worth bearing in mind here that david amess, who was 69, was a family man— he had five children. as you heard there from brendan cox at the heart of this there is a family grieving and a community in shock for someone who has been the mp for many decades. it will send shock waves throughout the pluto establishment here in the uk and no doubt around the world as well and all western democracies. == all western democr

the governments as the rest will arrive later this month, as a political correspondent peter saul reports the appropriate training to do so. you know, i think we would all expect that to be the right thing. and at the same time we need to work with industry so that we know where we're sending them. we can'tjust send them to random garages, it has to be properly deployed. as well as the support from the armed forces, more drivers will be allowed into the uk from overseas. a new scheme will enable up to 300 tanker drivers to come and work here immediately. haulage firms will find potential recruits and apply to the government for licenses. up to ii,700 lorry drivers specialising in food delivery will start to arrive from the end of this month. this temporary visa scheme has been extended until the end of february. and 5,500 poultry workers will be granted the right to work here too, until the end of the year. ministers hope these measures, along with efforts to recruit more british staff, will address some of the problems in the supply chain. but there could still be a tough winter ahead. p