Mélanie Faure 1:58 p.m., October 18, 2021, modified at 1:59 p.m., October 18, 2021

The assassination of British Conservative MP David Amess on October 15 raised the issue of the security of British MPs.

The terrorist track is privileged and rekindles concerns.

At the microphone of Europe 1, British Labor MP Chris Bryant said he had been the subject of threats.

On the news of David Amess's death, Chris Bryant called for peace.

Which earned him death threats.

However, the Labor MP does not intend to be silent.

"They arrested him last night", told the microphone of Europe 1 on Monday, the man who lives in Wales.

"I hope there will be legal proceedings."

Chris Bryant, 59, pleads for additional means of security.

"It is very difficult when I go to the bar, to the supermarket, it is much more difficult to protect ourselves. It is not a question of more police officers. Our political system is toxic. (...) C ' is because of the British newspapers, which accused the British MPs of traitors. "

A self-radicalized individual

These threats follow the murder of Conservative MP David Amess, fatally stabbed Friday, October 15 in the Methodist church where he received his citizens during a parliamentary stay in Leigh-on-Sea.

A 25-year-old man was immediately arrested on the spot on suspicion of murder.

"The first elements of the investigation revealed a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism," the metropolitan police said in a statement.

Police and security services believe the assailant acted alone and was "self-radicalized," according to the

Sunday Times

.

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