Priti reviews security

PRITI Patel has ordered all police forces to review security arrangements for MPs urgently.

The Home Secretary chaired a meeting of police and security and intelligence agencies, believed to include MI5.

Tory MP Pauline Latham said: ‘We cannot be totally protected. There will always be nutcases.’

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: ‘We must be available. It is the most critical bit of what makes the British parliamentary system one of the most accessible in the world.’

Former Tory chairman Sir Eric Pickles said: ‘If we close up shop and disappear behind a security bubble, it’s democracy that’ll be a lesser thing.’

MPs can get advice from security experts in Parliament and have alarm systems, shutters, CCTV and personal alarms. For specific threats, MPs can seek help from the police.