we can speak now to matt rodda — the labour mp for reading east.es of entertainment are closed down. it was busy with people enjoying the sun, was it? is a busy town centre park, it very active, it is near the historic ruins of reading abbey and reading jail. it's a nice place to sit down. it's normally entirely safe and peaceful. then this horror broke out. there was an enormous response from the emergency services. obviously a very swift response. what do you know about how they responded and how people at the scene reacted as well austin le can you tell us about that? first of all i would like to pay tribute to them. —— about how the people at the scene reacted. can you tell us about that? the emergency services acted very prom ptly the emergency services acted very promptly and i pay tribute to them for that. the situation could have easily worsened, so i wish to pay tribute to them. as you know, one thing worth mentioning, the police we re thing worth mentioning, the police were asking people not to shed his images on social media but to conta

the labour mp for reading east, matt rodda.cident to affect reading and nearly 30 years. how is the town reacting? —— in nearly 30 years. you're right, it is an almost unheard of situation. i like to offer my condolences to the families offer my condolences to the families of the people who died, and say that my thoughts are with everyone else who has been affected by the attack. the town is pulling together. we have a very strong and diverse, tolera nt have a very strong and diverse, tolerant local community, and people are showing their support, and this evening, members of the public have been bringing flowers to the scene of the crime, and people are talking to each other and supporting one another, which is quite inspiring. the fact that this happened in for aubrey gardens in the centre of the town, a place where people relax, —— forbury gardens, just underlines how stressful it has been for people there. you're right, it is a quiet park in the town centre, a very beautiful victorian gardens which are much used by families