good afternoon. the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp, sir david amess, in essex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh on sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially linked to islamist extremism . a 25 year old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody and searches have been carried out at 2 addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a moment of unity across the political divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning, borisjohnson and the labour leader keir starmer stood together on a quiet road in leigh on sea, where sir david amess lost his life.
he was what is extraordinary also is that he was very much a true parliamentarian. he will be missed by members of parliament on both sides by members of parliament on both sides the by members of parliament on both sides. the fact that so many mps across sides. the fact that so many mps across the sides. the fact that so many mps across the political divide had been so warm across the political divide had been so warm and generous with their comments so warm and generous with their comments as a tribute to him. he was an mp comments as a tribute to him. he was an mp since comments as a tribute to him. he was an mp since 1983 and was a member of parliament an mp since 1983 and was a member of parliament during some tumultuous times, parliament during some tumultuous times a parliament during some tumultuous times, a number of prime ministers and huge times, a number of prime ministers and huge events. through it all, david and huge events. through it all, david
you would have thought the cabinet will now be heading back to london and certainly the prime minister would be anyway given key is based in westminster. to give you a flavour of some of the tributes we are getting from across the political spectrum, the health secretary at sajid javid, thinking of my friend and colleague sir david amess and his family. lots of mps referring to him notjust as a colleague but as a friend, he s been our own parliament for three decades, that well known and very well liked i think we can safely say, judging by the responses we are getting today. to talk to you about what david amess did fairly recently, at prime minister s questions in march he raised the case of a stabbing in his constituency of 18 year olds in leigh on sea, which clearly given what we are hearing, is tragically ironic. as you have been saying, ben, looking at the area, it does
from iain duncan smith, fellow conservative mp of sir david amess. the baking needs within the last half hour or so to recap, essex police have confirmed a man has been arrested after a stabbing at the constituency surgery of sir david amess, the conservative mp. this tweet on screen now, one of several reactions, this one coming from in duncan smith. let s bring an conservative councillor david gaston. he didn t witness what happened but now is sir david amess and worked alongside him. what more are you hearing? i and worked alongside him. what more are you hearing? and worked alongside him. what more are you hearing? i know no more news about this than are you hearing? i know no more news about this than you are you hearing? i know no more news about this than you do about this than you do unfortunately, but i can t tell you that sir unfortunately, but i can t tell you that sir david amess is one of the best constituency mps in the land, there best constituency mps in the l
houses before and visited them there are, as has david and so on. it purely to make sure they actually have access to him so he can help them, he picks up their problems and he deals with them and i know because i ve been very much involved in might face offices i ve held as a counsellor, where he will come to me and say, john, this is a council matter, can you get it sorted, and give me all the details, or he will take it to his parliamentary colleagues and do exactly the same if it s a parliamentary matter. he is always involved. and he will always help whenever he can. 0k, councillorjohn lamb, thank you very much for the moment. we can speak to reverend steve tinning who has worked with sir david amess extensively and there him well. firstly, your reaction to what happened.