Urgent need for more security after physical attacks and abuse, say MPs’ staff

Exclusive: Westminster survey finds one in two staffers experiencing clinical levels of psychological distress Staff employed by MPs are calling for urgently tightened security after reports of some being physically attacked and hundreds receiving threatening calls and messages. A survey of more than 500 MPs’ staff members found that 78% had received threatening communication and nearly one in three fear for their own safety or that of colleagues. Continue reading...

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