British lawmaker Eagle warned of security risks

British opposition Labour lawmaker Angela Eagle, who this week dropped out of the race to oust party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been advised by police not to hold her regular advice sessions with constituents due to safety risks, her office said.
Last month, Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was murdered as she attended her “surgery,” one-to-one meetings when members of the public have the opportunity to raise issues with their local lawmaker.
“We have received advice from Merseyside Police that the safety of Angela, her staff and constituents cannot be guaranteed,” a spokesman for her office said on Thursday.
Labour is locked in a bitter internal power struggle, with Corbyn refusing to stand down despite most of his policy team resigning and Labour lawmakers overwhelmingly backing a vote of no confidence in his leadership.
Eagle, formerly the party’s top business spokeswoman, triggered a leadership contest earlier this month by challenging Corbyn. She withdrew from the race this week after receiving less support from lawmakers than rival Owen Smith.
The spokesman said the office in Wallasey near Liverpool in northwest England, which was vandalized last week, was still open to members of the public and could also be contacted by phone or e-mail. On Tuesday, police said a 44-year-old man, who had been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after an e-mail was sent to Eagle, had been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Source: Arab News