West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has repeated her plans to maintain advice surgeries for her constituents following the tragic murder of her colleague Sir David Amess.

Her advice surgery went ahead as planned last Friday and she confirmed that she remained adamant that MPs should not abandon public-facing events like these in the aftermath of the attack.

During the pandemic, Harriett has maintained a blend of telephone and virtual surgeries but has resumed doing face to face meetings as well.

She said: “I am still numb after the terrible murder of my wonderful colleague and I have returned to Westminster to join my colleagues playing tribute to Sir David. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

“I have always wanted to be as accessible as possible to my constituents but Covid has meant that this has been restricted. However, I’ve been able to carry out telephone surgeries and my casework team has been in operation throughout the pandemic ensuring thousands of people get assistance in the most efficient way.

“Over recent years we have seen some terrible threats to MP’s safety; we’ve seen the murder of Jo Cox, the terrorists attacks on the Houses of Parliament which saw PC Keith Palmer lose his life and now my dear colleague Sir David horrifically attacked.

“But my message is simple. As MPs, we must not be bullied by terrorists and extremists into changing our methods and I plan to continue doing surgeries. We may need to adapt our methods to meet police guidance, but I urge constituents who need advice or assistance to get in touch and I will always do my best to help.”