The UK government will ensure that lawmakers remain accessible to the public following the killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess by a suspected terrorist, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Oct. 17.
Amess, a 69-year-old MP for Southend West, was fatally stabbed on Oct. 15 at Belfairs Methodist Church in the English town of Leigh-on-Sea. He was holding a so-called constituency surgery, which is held regularly by elected politicians so their constituents can meet and speak with them.
