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Lord Pickles has argued that MPs will continue constituency surgeries as normal following the tragic killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in stabbing on Friday. Sir David was killed as he attended surgery at church in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, a 25-year-old man was later arrested by police. Lord Pickles paid tribute to the 69-year-old for the connection the MP has with the local residents and said attacks such as this were “dreadful,” but added they were “not normal.”
Lord Pickles told Sky News: “It is part of the job, it is something you sign up to.
“You know there are some places in the world where the chances of meeting a member of Parliament is impossible.
“Where they operate in a bubble where they are a separate class.
“But you could see David on the train to Southend.”
Reflecting on the murder of the MP, Lord Pickles, said: “It is tragic, it’s dreadful, but it is not normal.
“Think of the dreadful attack on Stephen Timms which blatantly had a happier outcome.
“It happens and it may be that members of parliament make take the basic precaution of getting a name and address before they see somebody, getting an outline of a case before they see somebody.
“But I don’t think that in any way would infringe.”
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