for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. arun iyengar, bbc news. brendan cox, the husband of the murdered labour mpjo cox, says it brought back terrible memories when he heard of the attack on sir david amess. i thinkjust when you get that. ..when i got that call on friday ijust had a very immediate and sort of very physical reaction to it. i was back in that moment five years ago when i got the call aboutjo and i found it very hard to function. i picked the kids up from school and went away for the weekend just to try and get away from it all. but i also, i guess the other sort of emotion was just the sort of. the terrible sadness for the family, knowing what they re going through, knowing those moments of hope when you know that there s been
yeah, i m so happy, so pleased to win my biggest title. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. mps will gather in westminster today to pay tribute to sir david amess. it s the first time they have met in parliament since he was killed on friday. a service will also be held at st margaret s church, in the grounds of westminster abbey. last night sir david s family released a statement saying they are shattered by his death. aru na iyengar reports. church services in leigh on sea to remember the life of sir david amess, attacked and killed while doing hisjob as an mp.
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to the service of his community. arun iyengar, bbc news. brendan cox, the husband of the murdered labour mpjo cox, says it brought back terrible memories when he heard of the attack on sir david amess. i thinkjust when you get that. ..when i got that call on friday ijust had a very immediate and sort of very physical reaction to it. i was back in that moment five years ago when i got the call aboutjo and i found it very hard to function. i picked the kids up from school and went away for the weekend just to try and get away from it all. but i also, i guess the other sort of emotion was just the sort of. the terrible sadness for the family, knowing what they re going through, knowing those moments of hope when you know that there s been an attack but you hope it s not too
he was committed to the people. he was a servant of our town. he brought a lot of good. in a statement sir david s family gave this plea. we ask people to set aside their differences and show kindness and love to all. this is the only way forward. set aside hatred and work towards togetherness. please let some good come from this tragedy. this afternoon, mps will pay tribute in the house of commons. there will be a minute s silence ahead of a church service in his memory at westminster abbey. mps have been speaking about the abuse they face. i m solving lots of cases for my constituents, i m trying to make legislation, i m trying to speak in debates and representing my constituents. it is hard day to day to constantly think about reporting every abuse and intimidation and harassment, but i have to say, something