Sir Keir Starmer: The 'glitter protest' highlights need to improve security for politicians- Greg Wright

The belief that “health and safety has gone mad' is one of the most damaging myths of our time.

Consider this fact, m’lud. Since the Health and Safety at Work Act came into force in 1974 workplace fatalities in the UK have plummeted by around 88 per cent. The workplace of the 2020s is, in general, much safer than anything our ancestors encountered due to regulations that save lives. The law forces employers to place a premium on protecting their staff.

There was nothing comical about this incident, which must have brought back terrible memories for the families of Jo Cox and Sir David Amess who were murdered while serving their constituents. Ms Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, was killed by an evil fanatic with far-right views as she arrived for a constituency surgery in June 2016.

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