All MPs usually hold weekly constituency “surgeries” in their local office, where anyone can come and meet them to raise an issue, usually by appointment.
Owen said: “Something wonderful about British society is being lost because of the dehumanisation of others.”
Andrew Sinclair, East of England political editor, said: “The issue of MPs’ safety has grown in prominence following the murders of the Labour MP Jo Cox 10 years ago and the stabbing of Conservative Southend West MP David Amess as he held a constituency surgery in 2021.
“The police now routinely give security advice to MPs and their staff and many MPs no longer advertise the times and locations of their surgeries.
“I know of several MPs in the East of England who over the last couple of years have had serious concerns about their and their staffs’ safety.
“At least one had to take legal action against a constituent.”
In her Facebook post, Owen added that “alternatives for direct contact will be arranged”.