Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the widow of sir david amess has visited the church where he was stabbed and killed during a constituency surgery on friday. accompanied by members of her family, julia amess spent around 15 minutes looking at some of the flowers that had been left in his memory. mps are returning to westminster for a special parliamentary session this afternoon to pay their own official tributes, and there ll be a special service at st margaret s church, in the grounds of westminster abbey. since sir david s death, a number of mps have been speaking out, about the abuse and threats they receive, while the home secretary has called for a review of mps security arrangements. last night sir david s family issued a statement saying they re shattered by his death. our political correspondent, chris mason, is live at westminster for us this afternoon. chris. westminster is a sombre and thoughtful place this lunchtime. mps morning a colleague and asking bi
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.
Has visited the church where he was stabbed and killed during a constituency surgery on friday. mps are returning to westminster for a special parliamentary session this afternoon to pay their own official tributes, and there ll be a special service at st margaret s church, in the grounds of westminster abbey. since sir david s death, a number of mps have been speaking out about the abuse and threats they receive regularly, while the home secretary has called for a review of mps security arrangements. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. parliament reopening this morning. mps returning here, remembering sir david amess. he was just a really nice, decent, honourable gentlemen. and for him to be taken in such a horrible and evil way isjust, frankly, hard to believe.
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Hello and welcome to bbc news. 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. 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.