Extra MPs’ security cash fails to address root cause of problem, minister says

A £31 million package to boost security measures for politicians “misses the point”, a Government minister who is standing down over safety fears said.

The extra funding announced by Home Secretary James Cleverly follows fears about MPs being targeted and intimidated by demonstrators in recent months, with tensions heightened by protests around the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

But justice minister , who is not standing at the general election because of threats to his safety, said the extra cash is “not actually going to the root cause” of the problem of why people felt emboldened to target MPs.