Murder Attempt on Stephen Timms

Date: May 14, 2010 • Location: London, United Kingdom

British politician Stephen Timms survived a murder attempt by an Islamic extremist during a constituency surgery.

Sir Stephen Creswell Timms is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ham, formerly Newham North East, since 1994. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as Minister of State for Social Security and Disability since July 2024.