the most tragic one being the murder ofjo cox in 2016. obviously all our hopes and prayers are that we are not seeing a repeat of this in southend on sea. it does again raise questions about access to our elected representatives, what security should be around them when they are out and about in their constituency and here in westminster too. that is that balancing act. we want them to be as accessible as possible, it is very important to our democracy. sir david amess is known to be a hard constituency mp, in fact it is a bit of a running joke in westminster, how often he stands up in parliament to make the case for southend to be made a city. he has campaigned on all kinds of issues over the years. looking at social media, we are seeing a flood of tributes from all sides.
sandford, bbc news, leigh on sea. the numerous tributes paid today to sir david amess have come from right across the political spectrum. and his death has led to renewed questions about the safety of mps, five years after the murder ofjo cox. today, hersister, the mp kim leadbeater, described her horror at today s events. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg. and officer s task in essex, to lower the flag. at half mast over parliament too. the unionjack hanging limply and sombre over number ten, hanging limply and sombre over numberten, matching hanging limply and sombre over number ten, matching the mood. ddtfld number ten, matching the mood. david was a man who number ten, matching the mood. david was a man who believed numberten, matching the mood. d: c was a man who believed passionately in this country and in its future, and we have lost today a fine public servant and a much loved friend and
and about, this is not the first time an mp has been stabbed while carrying out the constituency surgery. most recently, the example ofjo cox, in the run up to the eu referendum, before that we had a labour mp stephen timms, lib dem mp nigeljones, his colleague andrew pennington tragically died in that attack in trying to protect the mp. understandably, people are extremely shocked by what has happened this morning in essex. to underline that point, you mention jo cox, the mp who was murdered in 2016, and her widower brendan cox has said attacking i elected representatives is an attack on democracy, there is no excuse or justification, it is as cowardly as it gets. i think that reflects the
sister, now the mp for workjo cox search yourself before. and she was saying today this will increase the fear amongst mps. her partner had said today i don t want you to do this anymore, and i can fully understand that. and it s a matter of great regret that thatis matter of great regret that that is what happens. thank you so much it s that is what happens. thank you so much it s great that is what happens. thank you so much it s great to that is what happens. thank you so much it s great to talk - the numerous tributes paid today to sir david amess, have come from right across the political spectrum. and his death has led to renewed questions about the safety of mps, five years after the murder ofjo cox. her sister, the mp, kim leadbeeter, described her horror, at today s events. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg. an officer s task in essex, to lower the flag. at half mast over parliament too.
the job has come with some intimidation, it has come with abuse, whether online or in real life. it has come with sometimes harassment, notjust of them but also of their staff. and there is a difficult question to solve your, that agonisingly was asked very profoundly after the death ofjo cox five years ago to what extent has the way that we all talk to each other, the way that politicians debate, the way that people interested in politics have conversations online too, to what extent has that made the job of serving the public, one that can be dangerous? and that is a question that westminster again so sadly we ll be asking tonight and in the days to come. i(film we ll be asking tonight and in the days to come- days to come. our editor, laura kuenssberg. days to come. our editor, laura kuenssberg, in days to come. our editor, laura kuenssberg, in westminster. i days to come. our editor, laura l kuenssberg, in westminster. we days to come. our editor, laura - kuenssberg, in wes