his assistant andrew pennington died in the attack.eived 57 stitches to a wound to his hand, which happened when he tried to grapple the sword away from the man attacking him and andrew pennington. and he spoke to the bbc this evening. i'm horrified by it. he was a lovely man, he did the job to the best of his ability. he was a pal and i'm just devastated that we will never see him again. over 20 years on from the attack in your constituency office on yourself, do you feel more needs to be done to protect mps in these types of situations? well, you can make a case for mp5 because they are in the public eye but it's notjust mps, it's everybody else. shop workers and anybody who comes face—to—face with the public. they can come to grief because there is someone who has some kind of grudge against them or the system, so i wouldn't like to make a special case for mp5. but i think more needs to be done to protect people and to get violence out of our society. however much you disagree with someone, you don't kill them. it is the nature of a

his aide andrew pennington died. worry that political debates are becoming increasingly polarised and social media has fuelled the trend, among them jo cox's sister, now an mp herself. it's really important that we get good people in public life, - but this is the risk— that we are all taking, you know, and so many mps today will be scared by this, i and my partner came home and said, "i don't want you to do it anymore." i in recent years security around parliament has become intense. here mps are tightly protected but outside in their local areas they are vulnerable. sir david amess himself wrote after the attack on nigeljones, "we all make ourselves readily available to our constituents. "it could happen to any of us." i think more should have been learned from previous attacks and i suspect that the house authorities will now do a complete review of security for mps and peers and their staff. we need to do it for everybody who comes face—to—face with the general public. sir david leaves behind his wife and five ch

robert bradford, anthony barry, ian bell, joe cox those mps murdered since 1945 and others like andrew pennington have died in the course of public service. public service in politics is a sacrifice that should be honoured and respected even when differences of opinion run very deep indeed. david showed that. sacrifices ripped liberty by those that represent us. but when the cost is seen so visibly with such demonic kara, what do we say so that we may comfort the grieving and be read easily and in tragedy? first that the light lit by a public service, by you all and your colleagues must never be put out even in the darkest moments and especially forjulia and david's children this is as dark as could be. light continues. in ourfirst reading we heard the words of the prophet isaiah speaking to defeated jewish captives held in slave labour camps outside babylon. the king was overthrown, they temple destroyed, scattered to the winds yet eyes as speaks of future triumph because of the faithfulness of god. cruel adversity is not final destiny, darkness does not indoor. the light that david held out thr

his aide andrew pennington died. injuries — stabbed in the stomach, he survived. and in 2016 labour'sjo cox murdered, shot and stabbed while out during the referendum campaign. her killing happened as the nation argued over brexit. many worry that political debates are becoming increasingly polarised and social media has fuelled the trend, among them jo cox's sister, now an mp herself. it's really important that we get good people in public life, - but this is the risk— that we are all taking, you know, and so many mps today will be scared by this, i and my partner came home and said, "i don't want you to do it anymore." i in recent years security around parliament has become intense. here mps are tightly protected but outside in their local areas they are vulnerable. sir david amess himself wrote after the attack on nigeljones, "we all make ourselves readily available to our constituents. "it could happen to any of us." i think more should have been learned from previous attacks and i suspect that the house authorit

amess, the death ofjo cox, the very serious injury experienced by stephen timms, the death of andrew penningtonreme end of the targeting of people in politics whether they are local councillors, mayors, police and crime commissioners, whatever they may be. are you worried about a kind of not so much a coarsening of language but a level of intimidation towards people who do politics that might inhibit them doing thejob towards people who do politics that might inhibit them doing the job and perhaps on occasions speaking out and challenging things? undoubtedly. i was and challenging things? undoubtedly. i was listening — and challenging things? undoubtedly. i was listening to _ and challenging things? undoubtedly. i was listening to joanna _ and challenging things? undoubtedly. i was listening to joanna cherry - and challenging things? undoubtedly. i was listening to joanna cherry and i i was listening tojoanna cherry and diane abbott on radio four earlier on. people with whom, i know they will both know more than most with whom i have had profound disagreements with over the years, but they were

andrew pennington was killed.er have a conversation with david without laughter and smiling. whether it was because of one of the outrageous stories he was telling, perhaps about one of his colleagues or somebody else,... laughter there was always smiles, always laughter, always fun around david. service because he had an extraordinary record of dedicated service to his constituents and i suggest to anybody who wants to be a first—class constituency mp, that you look at the example of david amess. he was deeply embedded in his constituency and as we all know, championed it on every possible occasion. i don't think a question or speech from david went by in this house without his constituency being mentioned in. but he did notjust promote his constituency here in the house, he was part of it, he understood it, he knew it, he was in the community. he was of the community and he was respected and loved by the community. his death is tragic and the manner of his death, appalling. but isn't it fitting that his last act

referendum, before that we had a labour mp stephen timms, lib dem mp nigeljones, his colleague andrew penningtonhis leads to a limited access, situations like this when an mp can safely meet their constituents in a church hall —— with an mp cannot safely meet the constituents, the effect that has on everyone if that limit future access and is everyone poorer in democracy we can. ., .., and is everyone poorer in democracy we can. ., _, ., ., . we can. you could argue our elected representatives _ we can. you could argue our elected representatives have _ we can. you could argue our elected representatives have never- we can. you could argue our elected representatives have never been i we can. you could argue our elected l representatives have never been more accessible because they are all on social media now, and not have to take lots of abuse on social media, let's be honest about that, clearly that's ok too an extent unless it spills over and then you've got violent acts against mps in their own constituency, that's not the sign of a healthy democracy, but clearly someone like david amis, kno

they were attacked in their constituency surgeries, and in nigeljones's case, his assistant andrew penningtonhering together in glasgow to talk... but the problem | glasgow to talk... but the problem is they just — glasgow to talk... but the problem is they just talk, _ glasgow to talk... but the problem is they just talk, and _ glasgow to talk... but the problem is theyjust talk, and we _ glasgow to talk... but the problem is theyjust talk, and we need - is theyjust talk, and we need action, — is theyjust talk, and we need action, which is what i've been trying — action, which is what i've been trying to— action, which is what i've been trying to do for the last 40 years. chitdren— trying to do for the last 40 years. children love playing and chasing in sport and all that sort of stuff, and they have a true appreciation of what we are going to miss and what we are letting down than many of the adults, and that is where a bit of the disconnect is happening, is that those adults in position of responsibility are not channelling their inner child. the queen overheard this week ending that littl