Try to shield English member in violent storm (7)
I believe the answer is:
tempest
'violent storm' is the definition.
(tempest is a kind of violent storm)
'try to shield english member' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'test' (synonyms).
'to shield' is an insertion indicator (some letters protect or shield others).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'member' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'e'+'mp'='emp'
'test' going around 'emp' is 'TEMPEST'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for tempest that I've seen before include "violent uproar" , "violent agitation" , "Shakespeare's 5" , "commotion" , "A great storm of wind and rain" .)