chief constable. this is a difficult time. thank you. thank you chief constable. this is a shocking l chief constable. this is a shocking and utterly despicable attack against and utterly despicable attack against somebody who was an outstanding mp. he worked tirelessly for the outstanding mp. he worked tirelessly for the community for many, many years for the community for many, many years my for the community for many, many years. my prayers are with sir david and his years. my prayers are with sir david and his family at this incredibly difficult and his family at this incredibly difficult time. i know from personal experience difficult time. i know from personal experience the passion with which he stood experience the passion with which he stood up experience the passion with which he stood up for experience the passion with which he stood up for and represented this community. he had a big heart. i also community. he had a big heart. i also want community.
and so many mps today will be scared by this, i and my partner came home and said, i don t want you to do it anymore. i in recent years security around parliament has become intense. here mps are tightly protected but outside in their local areas they are vulnerable. sir david amess himself wrote after the attack on nigeljones, we all make ourselves readily available to our constituents. it could happen to any of us. i think more should have been learned from previous attacks and i suspect that the house authorities will now do a complete review of security for mps and peers and their staff. we need to do it for everybody who comes face to face with the general public. sir david leaves behind his wife and five children, and urgent questions. why are they now bereaved? why is more not being done to protect mps? sir david amess, who has died today at the age of 69.
about david, i try to do it with a smile. what has happened to him is awful but don t look on this as a horror, look at it at someone who wanted to serve at all costs. you have the people who have the jobs where there is more violence, more threats and sadly more death. do what is sensible for most, don t think we should all be mollycoddled. when i heard the ira was gathering information on me i offer to go to northern ireland. most of us can move forward, we can move forward together. maybe we won t all survive
but i hope those who do will say, what we are trying to do is write, meet the people, serve the people because it is through our constituency work we learn how to change national policy. in constituency work we learn how to change national policy. change national policy. in that resect, change national policy. in that respect. sir change national policy. in that respect, sir david change national policy. in that respect, sir david amess - change national policy. in that respect, sir david amess was | change national policy. in that i respect, sir david amess was an effective mp? effective mp? absolutely, from be . innin: effective mp? absolutely, from beginning to effective mp? absolutely, from beginning to end. effective mp? absolutely, from beginning to end. there - effective mp? absolutely, from beginning to end. there were l effective mp? absolutely, from - beginning to end. there were things which were cheerful and not important like the bulk of the year show but most of
sir david amess because - face-to-face. can i ask you about sir david amess because he - face-to-face. can i ask you about | sir david amess because he would seaman arrive as a keen young thing in 1983 and watched as he matured from a cheeky chappie and entertaining figure for the media and for the public, a man who championed his constituency and his county with passion, into a very, very effective parliamentarian. he was a very effective parliamentarian. he: was a serious person. he was chairman of the fire safety group. we ve had three joint meetings together the last six months, both of which were well attended. those who think, you are right to describe him as a cheeky chappie, he could be serious about things which mattered in his constituents and people throughout england. when i talk