Who was Sir David Amess and what happened to the Tory MP?
SIR David Amess was a long-standing member of the Conservative Party and represented Southend West in Essex.
The Tory MP has tragically died after being stabbed multiple times at a constituency surgery Leigh-on-Sea on October 15, 2021.
Who was Sir David Amess?
Sir David Amess was a British politician who represented Southend West in Essex.
The 69-year-old from Plaistow, Essex taught at the St John the Baptist Primary School in Bethnal Green before becoming a recruitment consultant.
During his career, he sponsored a number of bills including the Warm Homes Bill and Energy Conservation Act in 2020.
What happened to Sir David Amess?
On Friday October, 15, 2021, the MP was stabbed during a meeting.
Police have confirmed that the MP sadly passed away after the attack.
It is understood that a man walked into Belfairs Methodist Church and knifed the 69-year-old multiple times.
Armed police swooped on the church following the horror at around midday.
Police confirmed a suspect has been arrested and said they are not looking for anyone else.
A statement said: "A man's been arrested following an incident in #LeighonSea.
"We were called to reports of a stabbing in Eastwood Rd North shortly after 12.05pm.
"A man was arrested shortly after & we're not looking for anyone else.
"We'll bring you more info when we have it."
Horrified witnesses told how gun cops "completely and utterly swamped" the scene.
One said: "I saw someone get taken out the building, put into the back of a police car.
“Apparently he was stabbed quite a few times.
"It’s very hard, it’s very distressing that’s for sure."
Another said they saw undercover police cars race past their laundrette near the church as the bloodbath unfolded.
When did Sir David Amess become an MP?
Sir David Amess became an MP for Basildon in June 1983, for Basildon.
He continued to serve both as an MP and a local councillor until 1986.
In June 1995 he was selected for Southend West and returned to Westminster two years later.
During his career, he sponsored a number of parliamentary bills, with the most important being the Protection Against Cruel Tethering Act in 1988 and the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act in 2000.
He was a vocal supporter of Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum.
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Since the referendum, he had been a supporter of the Leave Means Leave campaign.
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