In a statement released on Thursday, Nick Price, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division said that “we will submit to the court that this murder has a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations.” “He has also been charged with …
Read More »The death of David Amess was shocking, but I fear more MPs will be attacked if we don’t reconsider how we keep them safe
The question everyone will be asking now is why Amess was targeted. He was not a high-profile politician, nor did he court controversy. His views on many issues were mainstream. It appears that he was not an ambitious politician. He had been a member of Parliament since 1983, but had …
Read More »MP David Amess’ murder proves that identity politics is a threat to democracy
Since the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016, we have seen far too many violent attacks on public figures. In previous times, the murder of a political figure was far easier to grasp than the murder of Jo Cox, David Amess, or a parliamentary assistant by a man …
Read More »Galloway: I’m devastated by the killing of David Amess – I always felt it could happen to me. Politicians have no protection
Alas poor David Amess, I knew him well. As a parliamentary colleague for almost 30 years, as a Christian activist on issues such as abortion and euthanasia and, of course, on Brexit where he was literally indefatigable. Stabbed to death at his constituency surgery on Friday, he leaves a widow …
Read More »Tory MP David Amess stabbed ‘several times’ during constituency meeting in Essex church
On Friday, a man ran into the Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, where Conservative MP Sir David Amess was holding his constituency surgery. The man proceeded to attack the MP, who was stabbed “several times,” according to reports. It is understood that Amess, 69, has been receiving treatment at …
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