Speeches by Dixon.

“Megan, Meta’s policy is to remove threats of violence to public figures only if they are “credible”. Why should a threat of violent injury have to be credible to be abusive, and how do you assess its credibility? Given that you have end-to-end encryption, how would you know that there were people plotting to harm or ha…”

“We did that in advance. I do not know if you have seen them, but they were circulated to the company.”

“I have a quick observation to make. The reason why I am here is that so many of our colleagues are, quite rightly, prepared to talk about how badly wrong things can go, but I think we also have a responsibility to say when it goes well. The chief constable I know is very grateful to me for the fact that I am saying tha…”

“You can observe it.”

“Generally speaking, do you find that it is working? Your colleagues across the country investigate things and bring them to the CPS. Is the CPS working? Is that a smooth interaction, or is it too gritty?”

“Lucky me!”

“What do you think we could do to make sure that that is not the case any more, and that everybody is as “fortunate” as I am?”

“I did take the Minister to visit them.”

“One of the reasons why I asked Mr Speaker to come on to the conference is that, shortly after I was elected two years ago, I was a victim of stalking. I live in Cheshire police’s area. They handled it really well. The Bridger contact referred me into the stalking unit of the constabulary, which was superb. The unit the…”

“You can observe it.”

“Generally speaking, do you find that it is working? Your colleagues across the country investigate things and bring them to the CPS. Is the CPS working? Is that a smooth interaction, or is it too gritty?”

“Lucky me!”

“What do you think we could do to make sure that that is not the case any more, and that everybody is as “fortunate” as I am?”

“I did take the Minister to visit them.”

“I have a quick observation to make. The reason why I am here is that so many of our colleagues are, quite rightly, prepared to talk about how badly wrong things can go, but I think we also have a responsibility to say when it goes well. The chief constable I know is very grateful to me for the fact that I am saying tha…”

“One of the reasons why I asked Mr Speaker to come on to the conference is that, shortly after I was elected two years ago, I was a victim of stalking. I live in Cheshire police’s area. They handled it really well. The Bridger contact referred me into the stalking unit of the constabulary, which was superb. The unit the…”

“Is guidance issued to the 43 forces about the transition from candidate to MP?”

“So when a candidate is being given advice, if they are subject to harassment, the police can be involved and evidence is gathered. But if they are elected, presumably Operation Bridger kicks in at that point. Is there a clear pathway for the evidence to go through, or do you just start all over again?”

“Is guidance issued to the 43 forces about the transition from candidate to MP?”

“So when a candidate is being given advice, if they are subject to harassment, the police can be involved and evidence is gathered. But if they are elected, presumably Operation Bridger kicks in at that point. Is there a clear pathway for the evidence to go through, or do you just start all over again?”