The threat level to Members of Parliament (MP) is now deemed “substantial,” the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday. Patel told MPs that the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), a branch of the MI5, raised the threat level following an independent review conducted after the killing of Sir David Amess. The 69-year-old MP for Southend West was fatally stabbed on Oct. 15 while meeting local voters at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, marking the second fatal attack on a sitting British lawmaker in their constituency in the last five years. Patel said there’s currently no information or intelligence that points to any credible, specific, or imminent threat, but she urged MPs to take the “change in risk seriously.” It was understood MPs will now be contacted over how their security arrangements may be altered. MPs are urged not to mention the details to the media or the public. Patel assured MPs that …
UK Intelligence Agency Raises Threat Level to Lawmakers Following Killing of MP
October 21, 2021
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