constituency surgery yesterday, before stabbing the mp several times with a knife in front of his assistant and then waiting for police to arrive. sir david was known and loved for his hands on approach with voters, and those who ve campaigned with him had warned him of the risks. i used to go out on the doorsteps on the cold, dark nights in the rain and i used to be a bodyguard many years ago. and i said, david, you should have somebody with you on these things, it s not safe . southend has two representatives in parliament and the other mp, james duddridge, paid this emotional tribute to his friend. i mean, the community hasjust been hit sideways by this. it s notjust a member of parliament, notjust the local member of parliament, but, you know, he really did touch people s lives in a way that most mps don t manage to do. tonight at the local sports field, hundreds of people gathered to remember the mp so many of them knew personally. and he was a very, very
to his friend. i mean, the community hasjust been hit sideways by this. it s notjust a member of parliament, notjust the local member of parliament, but, you know, he really did touch people s lives in a way that most mps don t manage to do. tonight at the local sports field, hundreds of people gathered to remember the mp so many of them knew personally. and he was a very, very decent human being. an mp that not everyone agreed with, but who everyone respected and loved. daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh on sea. police forces across the uk have been contacting mps to discuss their personal safety. meeting constituents is seen as central to their role as representatives, but the death of sir david amess has re opened a debate about the risks they face. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. around the country today, mps continuing to hold their surgeries. robert largan
he was never a formal subject of interest for the security service mi5. through friends, eyewitnesses have suggested the attacker waited in the queue at sir david s constituency surgery yesterday, before stabbing the mp several times with a knife in front of his assistant and then waiting for police to arrive. sir david was known and loved for his hands on approach with voters, and those who ve campaigned with him had warned him of the risks. i used to go out on the doorsteps on the cold, dark nights in the rain and i used to be a bodyguard many years ago. and i said, david, you should have somebody with you on these things, beccause it s not safe . southend has two representatives in parliament and the other mp, james duddridge, paid this emotional tribute to his friend. i mean, the community hasjust been hit sideways by this. it s notjust a member of parliament, notjust the local member of parliament, but, you know, he really did touch people s lives in a way that most mps don t man
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