Dozens of MPs ‘refused safety measures’ for their staff despite rising abuse | House of Commons

Dozens of MPs have refused safety measures for their staff despite record levels of abuse and a spate of violent attacks, according to a group representing Commons workers.

Staff employed by MPs said they had been put in “extremely dangerous” situations after a small number of parliamentarians “wilfully ignored” security advice.

A confidential report sent to Commons authorities last year, seen by the Guardian, highlighted the concerns amid tension over the Gaza conflict and what it described as a rising number of “mentally and emotionally unstable constituents”.

One MP’s constituency worker reported being threatened with a knife last year, while another described a hammer attack at an MP’s surgery.

A survey of nearly 400 MPs’ employees, most of whom were based outside…