Multiple reports say MI5 issued guidance to MPs about improving personal security, including building “safe rooms” at home, ahead of the killing of former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe. The articles refer to guidance published online in the months before her death, describing measures MPs could take to protect themselves. The Daily Mail and Daily Express both state the guidance was released only a short time before Widdecombe was killed, describing it as a targeted attack. The Independent similarly reports that MI5 told MPs to build safe rooms at home following Widdecombe’s death, framing the guidance as connected to the security situation surrounding her killing. Across the accounts, the central points are that MPs received advice from MI5 on domestic security steps, including creating a designated room meant to provide protection, and that the timing of the guidance is closely linked to the period before Widdecombe was murdered. None of the provided summaries includes additional details about the attacker, the evidence used, or the full content of the guidance beyond the safe-room recommendation.