UK Conservative MP stabbed to death at voter meeting
A British lawmaker has been stabbed to death during a meeting with voters from his electoral district.
David Amess, a 69-year-old member of the parliament from the Conservative Party, was attacked by a man during a gathering at the Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea county in London on Friday.
According to witnesses, paramedics’ attempts to save his life on the floor of the church were unsuccessful.
“He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene,” Essex police said in a statement, adding that, “A 25-year-old man was quickly arrested after officers arrived at the scene on suspicion of murder, and a knife was recovered. He is currently in custody.”
“We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident,” the statement added.
The assailant’s motives were not immediately clear.
Judith Canham, the deputy chair of the local Conservative club in Amess’ constituency, said he had been “stabbed three times.”
Amess was one of Britain’s longest-serving lawmakers, who had represented Southend West in Essex since 1997 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2015.
“Attacking our elected representatives is an attack on democracy itself. There is no excuse, no justification. It is as cowardly as it gets,” said Brendan Cox, the widower of the late Labour MP Jo Cox, who was murdered in an attack in 2016.
Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, said the incident “will send shockwaves across the parliamentary community and the whole country,” adding that, “In the coming days we will need to discuss and examine MPs’ security.”
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