england s most senior catholic churchman, cardinal vincent nichols, has given his reaction to the death. in a statement, he said: the tragic death of david amess creates a painful loss in so many lives. i pray for his family and friends, those reeling from shock at this time. i pray for his constituents all those who worked with him in his political career. david carried out his vocation as a catholic in public life with generosity and integrity. he served in parliament for four decades and was respected by all political parties across the house. his untimely death is a great loss. may he rest in peace. mervyn thomas is founder president of christian solidarity worldwide and campaigned together with david amess on religious liberty issues. hejoins me now from farnham, in surrey. he also knew him from a very young age. thank you very much for being with us. this must be a terrible shock to you. with us. this must be a terrible shock to yon- with us. this must be a terrible shock to o