and those around them has been on the agenda for years, and some long serving figures believe now is the time for the parties to come together and take serious action. it is not a question of carrying on with business as usual and just regarding this as an occupational hazard of being an mp, nor of having close security such as the home secretary has or the prime minister or the foreign secretary needs to have. we need to have a discussion about how we strike the balance. many mps want to be as accessible as possible, especially after the pandemic, but yesterday s tragedy in essex could force them to think twice about the way they work. peter saul, bbc news. earlier my colleage ben boulos spoke to james duddridge, mp for the neighbouring constituency of rochford and southend east. the community has been hit sideways
of rochford and southend east. the community has been hit sideways by this. it is notjust a local member of parliament, but he really did touch people s lives in a way that most mps do not manage to do. david had been a member of parliament for nearly 40 years and we all expected him to go on to be father of the house. there is a part of me that still thinks that will happen because i have not come to terms with him passing. he could talk to anybody and pick up, my phone is full of messages from colleagues and people who have known him expressing sympathy but also sharing stories. i have been an mp for 16 years and the number of new colleagues that would come up to me and say you are sir david amess s neighbour. and i d brace myself