A week after the death of the Southend West MP David Amess, Anoosh Chakelian and Stephen Bush discuss how MPs have reflected on the incident, what might make a difference to their security, and why some politicians have been talking about online abuse.
Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on the New Labour era and whether there are any lessons that the current Labour Party could learn from.
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