'My conduct was right' - Steve Baker confronts Pro-Palestine activist at hustings

High Wycombe’s MP Steve Baker has admitted that he and other politicians must ‘watch for our safety’ following a spate of incidents involving members of the public.

Speaking at the end of the recent hustings which were held at the Buckinghamshire New University on Monday, June 24, the 53-year-old referred to the murders of both Jo Cox and Sir David Amess – two acting politicians who were both tragically killed in their constituencies in 2016 and 2021 respectively.

His comments were made after he called the emergency services and used his SOS button for the first time following a discussion with a pro-Palestine activist in the town on April 27 this year.

In the 19-minute clip, which has been watched over 21,000 times on YouTube, the two discuss the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel, following the October 7 terrorist attacks.

Baker, who aims to retain his seat at next week’s General Election, said: “I want to say something serious that isn’t partisan and not in my own interests.

“At times during this campaign, conduct on the streets and online is not what it ought to be.

“Can people please remember recent history?

“A Labour MP was murdered, and a Conservative MP was murdered.

“When we’re out on the street and face strangers that we do not know, we have to watch for our safety as we owe it to our families.”

He then singled out a member of the audience, who happened to be the individual from the video that has since gone viral and said: “There’s no point shaking your head as we’ve all seen the video.

“I can tell you that I have had professional advice that, not just from the police, but also from specialists, that my conduct was right and yours was wrong.”

“The person in question, who goes by the name of Danny, told the Free Press: “I was reported to the police and called his SOS button earlier on this year, when I found him on my road.

“I thought I’d asked him a few questions about his stance on Palestine.

“I was a fan of his growing up, and I even met him when I was 16/17 years old, as I thought he represented High Wycombe.

“But as I grew up, I realised he didn’t represent Wycombe or what they stand for.

“So I asked him some questions about Palestine and he called the SOS button on me, when I was distant from him, I didn’t raise my voice, I was talking eloquent to him and I wasn’t rude or abusive as I was calm.

“But I believe it got to a point where he couldn’t answer any of my questions so therefore called the police and said that I was stalking him, but he was on my road.

“And I think it’s abhorrent that he compared our situation to the murders of other MPs in recent years.

“I kept my distance and wasn’t a physical threat to him.”