Sunday 17 October 2021

PM to lead Commons tributes to David Amess as family call for unity

Home secretary says MPs’ surgeries could get police protection but some raise concerns about deterring public

Boris Johnson will lead tributes to Sir David Amess in the House of Commons on Monday as debate rages about how drastically to step up security in the wake of the fatal attack on the Southend MP at his constituency surgery.

On Sunday night Amess’s family appealed for public unity, urging people to “set aside their differences and show kindness and love to all”. In a statement, his relatives said they were “absolutely broken” but had drawn strength from the tributes to him from across the political spectrum.

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