NORTH Yorkshire Police is set to review security for MPs in light of Sir David Amess' tragic killing.

The MP for Southend West was fatally stabbed during a constituency meeting in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday, October 15.

The incident has since been formally declared as terrorism by Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon.

The Met police’s Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation.

Meanwhile a 25-year-old man is being held at a London police station under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

The force will contact MPs individually under Operation Bridger to prevent any further incidents.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: “Members of Parliament from North Yorkshire and the City of York have been contacted as part of Operation Bridger which provides tactical options for protective physical security in their constituencies.

"This is managed by the Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team that was formed in 2016 following the murder of Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen.

“In order to help protect themselves, their family and staff members, and their constituents while attending surgeries, we are advising our MPs to report any security concerns without delay.

"North Yorkshire Police will continue to review the security advice on a regular basis, based on an assessment of changing threats and risk.”

It comes after police data showed 678 reports of crimes against MPs between 2016 and 2020.

The Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team, set up by the Metropolitan Police in 2016 following the death of Jo Cox, received 582 reports of malicious communications and handled 46 cases of harassment.

A total of nine cases were classified as relating to terrorism.

There were also seven reports of MPs receiving threats, and three cases of common assault over the period.

At the time, Met commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said: “The current context, in our policing time at least, is unprecedented.”