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- ↑ "Sir David Amess killing: Should MPs still be able to meet the public?". BBC News. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ Morris, Sophie (17 October 2021). "Sir David Amess murder: Priti Patel says security measures to be put in place - but MPs 'cannot be cowed by any individual'". Sky News. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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