councillorjohn lamb, was due to meet sir david amess later today. he often visits because she is an older lady, and has a cup of tea with her in her house. never had any problems, not that sort of problem going on, and then this has happened which everyone is astounded how this has happened and for such a hard—working mp, who not only looks after his residence but fights for refugees and everyone to make sure they are safe. he's got a very good name in a number of countries because of how he tries to help the refugees that are in trouble in those countries. you yourself are an elected representative, as a counsellor, do incidents like this make you ever question or doubt whether you would continue at meeting the people you represent face—to—face, perhaps opting to make yourself accessible by phone or video call instead? ida. by phone or video call instead? no, literally part — by phone or video call instead? no, literally part of _ by phone or video call instead? iiif7, literally part of ourjob, and i was leader of the council as well as deputy lead

, sir keir starmer, have laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing of the mp, sir david amessex. sir david was killed during a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea yesterday. the police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially "linked to islamist extremism". a 25—year—old man who was arrested at the scene remains in custody and searches have been carried out at two addresses in london. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a moment of unity across the political divide. two leaders representing a shocked nation. this morning, borisjohnson and the labour leader, keir starmer, stood together on a quiet road in leigh—on—sea, where sir david amess lost his life. the committed constituency mp who, at the age of 69, showed no sign of giving up his work or his community. campaigning on every issue that mattered — climate change, cycling, veterans and even local dogs. less than 24—hours ago, david was in his own constituency doing a local advice surgery, which is something all mps do, week in, week out. of course david, as i knew him and

sir david amess . friend 'oin me... sir david amess was friend join me...amess was the mp for _ friend join me... sir david amess was the mp for southend - friend join me... sir david amess was the mp for southend west i was the mp for southend west and respected throughout politics. he had been an mp since 1983. his constituency surgery at belfairs methodist church had started at 10am. at 12:05pm police were called to reports of a stabbing. they arrived within minutes and police officers and then ambulance paramedics battled to save the mp's life. at 3pm police said a man had died confirming later that it was sir david amess mp. the air ambulance sent to the scene was never used. police arrested a 25—year—old man on suspicion of murder. he is a british citizen, understood to be of apparently somali origin. detectives that he was detained shortly after officers arrived and a knife was recovered at the scene stop quickly it became a terrorism enquiry. the investigation is in its very — terrorism enquiry. the investigation is in its very early _ terrorism enq

david amess. 0ur has happened to him ? david amess.you have been talking about, to recognise more widely that we need to make our public life safe for those who are elected to represent us. and that cannotjust be about physical security, it also has to be about the broader approach that we all take to respecting our elected representatives and to ensuring that they can carry out that role for us, make our democracy work while also being able to be safe. jo make our democracy work while also being able to be safe.— being able to be safe. jo cox's murder was — being able to be safe. jo cox's murder was the _ being able to be safe. jo cox's murder was the first _ being able to be safe. jo cox's murder was the first killing i being able to be safe. jo cox's murder was the first killing of| being able to be safe. jo cox'sl murder was the first killing of a sitting member of parliament since spencer was assassinated in 1812. over 100 spencer was assassinated in 1812. 0ver100 years that whatever problems they made a face outside of the irish

sir david amess was the mp for southend west and well—respected locally.ented the seat for the conservative party since 1997 and was a high—profile brexit supporter and a member of the european research group. i think all our hearts are full of shock and sadness today at the loss of sir david amess, mp, who was killed in his constituency surgery in a church after almost a0 years of continuous service to the people of essex and the whole of the united kingdom. and the reason i think people are so shocked and saddened is, above all, he was one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics. the police investigation is still in its early stages, but a 25—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. detectives say the man was detained shortly after officers arrived, and a knife was recovered at the scene. as constituents gathered near the church, there was a sense of acute shock. and all were keen to pay tribute, regardless of which party they'd voted for. it's so tragic. this is such a nice area, and for this to happen, it's... what can i sa

tributes have been pouring in to sir david amess, mps united in shock and sadness. oreign secretary liz truss said she was "devastated" and called sir david "a lovely, lovely man and great parliamentarian". there was a similar reaction from across the political divide. the labour leader keir starmer called the news "horrific and deeply shocking". liberal democrat leader sir ed davey said it was "a truly terrible day for british politics but most importantly of all our prayers are with all the people who loved david". and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon tweeted... the welsh first minister mark drakeford called the attack a "truly despicable and horrifying act". and former prime minister tony blair said he was "shocked and horrified" by the news. flags outside parliament are lowered to half mast. the sister of the murdered mp jo cox, kim leadbeater, now herself the labour mp for batley and spen, has been reacting to the news. totally shocked by what happened. to think that something so horrific could happen to another mp. and scared and frightened. yeah, a re

the man arrested by police following the killing of the uk mp sir david amess has been named as ali harbi ali and is being held under the terrorism act. officers have until friday to question him. a candlelit vigil was held last night in tribute to sir david, who was stabbed multiple times during a constituency surgery on friday. i don't know where we go from here. as a nation, i don't know where we go from here. i really feel sad. priti patel said there were "immediate" security changes being offered to mps in the wake of the killing of southend west mp will have to be self—aware about how we conduct business and put safety front and centre of this. one of the closest associates of the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has arrived in the united states to face money laundering charges. hollywood producers and the technicians union strike an eleventh—hour deal — avoiding industrial action that threatened to stop the cameras. a princely prize — the duke of cambridge prepares to reveal the winners of a new environmental award. a trial using pigs to scare away birds from one of europe's b

of sir david amess.was the pr expert talking to him on video call moments before he was attacked. i happened to be on zoom with him. the meeting ran over to 12:02, and minutes later this heinous attack happened. as the town mourned its long—serving member of parliament, we learned more details about sir david's parliamentary assistant witnessed the attack. all of a sudden there was a scream from her, because the person deliberately whipped out a knife and started stabbing david. and of course, the other lady who was out getting names of people and organising them outside came running into find the situation she did of poor david who had been stabbed. the home secretary priti patel has known sir david for over 30 years. she is encouraging individual mps to discuss the risks they face with the police to work out what protection they need. there are a range of measures in place. this is notjust about saying, "let's go for option a, have bodyguards and security." there is a panoply of measures and we have to

when they arrived, they found sir david amess, mp, who had suffered multiple injuries. incident, but our officers and paramedics worked extremely hard to save sir david. tragically, he died at the scene. a 25—year—old man was arrested immediately at the scene on suspicion of murder. he remains in custody. a knife was also recovered at the scene. the investigation is in its very early stages and being led by officers from the specialist counterterrorism command. we made it clear at the time of the incident that we did not believe there was any immediate further threat to anyone else in the area. it will be for investigators to determine whether or not this is a terrorist incident. but as always, they will keep an open mind. today is a tragic day for the family and colleagues of sir david, the community of southend, and indeed for the whole of greater essex. sir david has dedicated his life to the serving the communities of essex and southend. and today, he was simply dispensing his duties when his life was horrifically cut short. let's get more from our political corresp

loved _ parliament that sir david amess loved so — parliament that sir david amess loved so muchsir david amess loved so much. the prime minister s-ueakin loved so much. the prime minister speaking this _ loved so much. the prime minister speaking this afternoon _ loved so much. the prime minister speaking this afternoon and - loved so much. the prime minister speaking this afternoon and that i speaking this afternoon and that announcement at the queen had agreed to give south bend city status as sir david amess called for time and time again came as something of a surprise, very happy surprise to mps in the chamberand surprise, very happy surprise to mps in the chamber and after the prime minister's remarked, the leader of the labour party rose to pay his tribute. in the labour party rose to pay his tribute. . , the labour party rose to pay his tribute. ., , , the labour party rose to pay his tribute. . , , , tribute. in the last few days, this been many _ tribute. in the last few days, this been many tributes _ tribute. in the last few days, this been many tributes to _ tribute

they paid their own tributes in the words they shared about sir david amess, they shared about sir davidcribing him as one of kindest, most gentle people in politics. sir keir starmer hailed his profound sense of duty and sir lindsay hoyle said the mp was much—loved and a bright light of parliament. one of the striking things that sticks in the mind that we have heard people speak about is the slightly mischievous grin he had hen when he was making a point in the house of commons, often raising the house of commons, often raising the name of his constituency. there was a lot that happened and things moved very quickly, the investigation now being led by the metropolitan police's counter terrorism unit. that brings a huge amount of resource and they will be combing through anything that may give them a clearer picture of the events that led up to that tragic moment yesterday. they will look at cctv, electronic records. we understand two properties are being searched in the london area and of course a 25—year—old man is under arrest on suspicion of murder. with all the details here is our

sir david amess, rest in peace.— amess, rest in peace.an i put it to the prime minister and chancellor that we could make his legacy finding is responsible for the problems and making them pay up. if we look around the chamber, we see the shields of those who have died. some intellect service in the last world walk, other members went forward knowing the risks. —— some fell in service in the last world war. so did ec keep palmer, jo cox and herfamily is in our hearts and we remember andrew pennington, who also died in a constituency. —— so did pc keith palmer. robert bradford and i worked together in the house of commons football team, tony berry was my whip, but we can together in ulster. his death, i believe, was kind to make us forget the murder of the sister of murphy catherine done a few days earlier in catherine done. —— murder of catherine done. in david's first speech, he said charity has been described as an amiable quality that... he was able to say in his first speech that in the commons, when he made it, there were five people

one of— minister saying of sir david amess one of the — minister saying of sir david amess one_ one of the nicest, kindest and most gentle individuals ever elected, and ithink— gentle individuals ever elected, and i think that picture sums him up. he was i think that picture sums him up. hg. was an i think that picture sums him up. he: was an extraordinary campaigner, martin, we are told. very resourceful, very innovative, eccentric, you might have said, always making sure his constituent sourcing as front and foremost. it was this dedicated police service — that is what he was doing. for all the cynicism there is about politics sometimes, he is a good example, another one who died very recently, was another, he died in different circumstances, through cancer, but there are selfless individuals out there are selfless individuals out there putting them sums out and drink your hard work for their constituents, and sir david amess was very much, from all we hear, exactly in that category —— putting themselves out there and doing the hard work. , , ., , hard work. yes. penny, he wa

it is interesting - because sir david amess, he wasn't a central political figure, because sir david re, but throughout my adult life he has always sort of been there around on the edges, this character, with very strong opinions, but i don't think i had really realised how much he was completely embedded in that community. yes, of course, isuppose the people who come to bring flowers would be people that had some kind of encounter with him or who he had helped, but it seems like everybody helped, but it seems like everybody he had helped in some way. people really felt they could go to his surgeries, they really felt that when there was a problem with getting chemotherapy drugs, organising a carer, that not only did he listen but he sorted it out. so there was this huge feeling, that this was a person who... i know it has been said again and again, but it is worth repeating. it didn't matter who people voted for. people felt he was there for them, and they may have never voted for him, or they might not otherwise have voted conservative, but they did because it was him, but theyjust

boris johnson responding to the news about sir david amess l to the news about sir david amess wouldent actually from the chief, of essex police and the police and crime commissioner. you can clearly tell from their statements how shocked and devastated they are. we have not learned any more facts to be perfectly honest about the nature of the attack and the circumstances of the attack and the circumstances of actually what has happened at the methodist church where sir david was holding his constituencies surgery, his regular friday surgery. the most important thing is that we have now established it is been confirmed that scotland yard counterterrorism has basically taken primacy in this. effectively what that means is the counterterrorism network, all of its huge resources are being thrown at this investigation to establish exactly what the circumstances are. i go to caveat that i saying it does not mean that this was an act of terrorism because police are keeping an open mind as to what was behind and what was the motive for this attack on sir david. but what it means is an enorm

she is looking at a "whole spectrum" of measures to better protect mps following the death of sir david amess. i think it's fair to say we all have to be incredibly self—aware, conscientious, as to how we conduct our business and put safety front and centre of this. issues on social media have been highlighted as part of the discussion around the safety of mps the social media companies could do a lot more. overnight police presence at a house in north london, thought to be related to the stabbing of sir david amess a princely prize — the duke of cambridge prepares to reveal the winners of a new environmental award. and coming up in half an hour — it's the media show. good afternoon. the home secretary, priti patel, says mps may be offered police protection at constituency surgeries following the killing of sir david amess. a security review is already happening. it will consider whether these meetings should only take place with a pre—booked appointment. the man arrested by police following the killing of the mp, sir david amess, has been named as ali harbi ali. the 25—year—old is being held

and i brace myseif— david amess's neighbour. and i brace myself for— david amess's neighbour.re would always be a comical story. something beyond inappropriate —— something — something beyond inappropriate —— something beyond appropriate but not inappropriate that broke the ice. a joyful— inappropriate that broke the ice. a joyful occasion. he was a catalyst in a meeting, not in the background and hot _ in a meeting, not in the background and hot the — in a meeting, not in the background and not the person charging from the front but _ and not the person charging from the front but the person that pulls everything together and makes it work _ everything together and makes it work it— everything together and makes it work it is— everything together and makes it work. it is shocking that he is no longer— work. it is shocking that he is no longer here _ work. it is shocking that he is no longer here in this community. we have longer here in this community. have been longer here in this community. - have been talking a moment ago with harriet harman and a security expert about whe

he was sir david amess was to the cause.poused from the time he got elected in 1983 until he died, tragically, today, and he will have a number of legacies that he made, so he piloted the cruel tethering act through to get better protection for the horse well —— welfare in 1988. he talks to me, and that was one of his proudest things. it was very difficult to get a private members bill through, particularly in those days, but he managed it and he chose animal welfare with that. his principles were always heartfelt, but never wavered, as your last guest said, so when he got elected, he was against fox hunting, and for a conservative mp in the 19805, that was a very small club, but he saw it through, he did not mind it, he stuck to his principles and that led to the hunting act in 2005. becky's saw that everybody else caught up with what he wanted. and he was still campaigning on animal welfare issues even now —— because he saw. two weeks ago, i met up with him at the conservative party conference in manchester for he has a pr

around 1a degrees in london can route the week and they will when they arrived, they found sir david amessied at the scene. a 25—year—old man was arrested immediately at the scene on suspicion of murder, he remains in custody. a knife was also recovered at the scene. the investigation is in its very early stages and is being led by officers from the specialist counterterrorism command. we made it clear at the time of the incident that we did not believe there was any immediate further threat to anyone else in the area. it will be for investigators to determine whether or not this is a terrorist incident. as always, they will keep an open mind. today is a tragic day for the family and colleagues of sir david, the community of southend and indeed for the whole of greater essex. sir david has dedicated his life to serving the communities of essex and southend and today, he was simply dispensing his duties when his life was horrifically cut short. i know the residents of essex, southend west will stand with me today in remembering a member of our community. here at essex police, officers are r

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there he was, clearly beaming said david amess. he was an accessible person in the community. was. he ended up by saying sir david amess was one of those people who simply listened to everyone. the speaker of the house of commons, who helps oversee security around mps, says lessons must be learned, after what he called the "hideous killing" of sir david amess. mps are warning of increasing hostility towards politicans. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas has more. more tributes today. david amess. many have come from his constituents but some from neighbouring mps. the killing of one of their number has shaken many. this morning across the airwaves there were stories of how they had faced threats as well. do you feel safe doing yourjob going around your constituency? hat around your constituency? not reall , around your constituency? not really. no- _ around your constituency? not really, no. mps— around your constituency? not really, no. mps are _ around your constituency? tirrt really, no. mps are treated as if we were not humans. brute really, no. mps are treated

we are all struggling to come to terms with the fact that david amess has been so cruelly taken away go, david was on his own constituency, doing a local advice surgery, which is something that all mps do week in, week out. and of course david, as i knew him and as we all knew him, was just a passionate advocate and champion for southend, this wonderful, wonderful town. and with that, of course, he was a man of the people. he was absolutely there for everyone. he was a much loved parliamentarian. to me, he was a dear and loyalfriend, but also he was a devoted husband and father. we think ofjulia and their children at this release sad time. —— we think ofjulia and their children at this really sad time. they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. and of course you have seen some of the tributes that have been laid today for david, and i think that absolutely reflects the warmth, love and affection that people locally had for him. and the prime minister and i today have come here to pay our own respects and our tributes to david, while also paying respects to the emergency services, an

about david amess, just after i had - david amess, just after i had finished _ david amess, just afterut _ in profound shock thinking, he had been carrying out his— in profound shock thinking, he had been carrying out his duties - in profound shock thinking, he had been carrying out his duties as- in profound shock thinking, he had been carrying out his duties as a l been carrying out his duties as a public— been carrying out his duties as a public servant, _ been carrying out his duties as a public servant, like _ been carrying out his duties as a public servant, like all _ been carrying out his duties as a public servant, like all of - been carrying out his duties as a public servant, like all of us, - been carrying out his duties as ai public servant, like all of us, and this is_ public servant, like all of us, and this is how— public servant, like all of us, and this is how his— public servant, like all of us, and this is how his life _ public servant, like all of us, and this is how his life ended. - public servant, like all of us, and | this is how his life ended. there's lots of

in leigh—on—sea today, more tributes for sir david amess.onstituents but some from neighbouring mps. the killing of one of their number has shaken many. this morning, across the airwaves, they had stories of how they too had faced threats. i do you feel safe doing yourjobi going around your constituency? not really, no, if i'm honest. mps are treated as if we weren't humans. what we've seen is the encouragement of a climate often of hostility _ towards members of parliament. i've had people writing in my office wall, "andrea, why don't you kill yourself?" my staff are pretty scared most of the time. i had a threat to - abduct my children. another essex mp who came to davies andrew rosindell, notjust a parliamentary neighbour but a friend of sir david. now there's obviously a fear that there's bad people out there that want to do harm and david is a victim of that. so i'm afraid it will change...it will change things. some mps have had guards before now. the review of mps safety may consider if this should be offered to all. order, order. the

but for sir david amess, meeting constituents was a vital part of his job.7 many believe things have to be reappraised but mps themselves must decide. it's not a question of carrying on with business as usual and just regarding this as an occupational hazard of being an mp. nor of having close security such as the home secretary has, or the prime minister or the foreign secretary needs to have. we need to have a discussion about how we strike the balance. it's a balance that will be are hard to find. two years ago in the royal albert hall, a concert for people with learning disabilities — sir david amess championed this cause, he loved his public role. mps are public figures, accessible and therefore vulnerable. damian grammaticas, bbc news. britain's fourth biggest supermarket, morrisons, has warned that labour shortages are delaying new store openings and products reaching shelves. its chief executive, david potts, told the times newspaper that more visas are needed forforeign workers. it follows measures announced by the government to reduce the pressure

in leigh—on sea today, more tributes for sir david amess.hbouring mps. the killing of one of their number has shaken many. this morning across the airwaves, they had stories of how they too have faced threats. do you feel safe doing yourjob going around your constituency? no, not really, if i'm honest. mps are treated as if we weren't humans. | what we have seen is the encouragement of a climate often of hostility towards members of parliament. i have had people writing. in my office will, "andrea, why don't you kill yourself?" the staff are pretty scared most of the time. i had a threat to abduct my children. another essex mp who came today was andrew rosindell, notjust a parliamentary neighbour, but a friend of sir david's. there is now obviously a fear there is bad people out there who want to do harm. and david is a victim of that. so i'm afraid it will change things. some mps have had guards before now. the review of mps' safety may consider if this should be offered to all. order, order! the speaker of the commons, who has overseen the

mps returning here, remembering sir david amess. eturning here, remembering sir david amm— david amess. he was “ust a really nice, david amess. he was “ust a really decent. h david amess. he wasjust a really nice, decent, honourable - david amess. he wasjust a really - nice, decent, honourable gentlemen. and to be taken in such a horrible and evil way, is frankly, hard to believe. many people are numb today. my believe. many people are numb today. my crime and a tragedy, but an attack on democracy, too. yet again, many here feel frightened and vulnerable. i'll some mps considering walking away from politics? considering walking away from olitics? , ., , ., politics? yes, i do question whether... _ politics? yes, i do question whether... it's _ politics? yes, i do question whether... it's not - politics? yes, i do question whether... it's notjust - politics? yes, i do question i whether... it's notjust about politics? yes, i do question - whether... it's notjust about me, it's about my staff and my family as well. but i'm passionate a

their headline is "terror will not win" — following the death of the mp for southend west, sir david amessinderform of political discourse following the death of sir david amess. in the wake of the attack, the home secretary priti patel is devising a police protection plan for mps. that makes the front page of the independent. the telegraph say the murder suspect, ali harbi, was not known to m15 despite being referred to the counter—terrorism prevent programme. and the sunday times reports that sir david amess�* last act was to help children understand democracy. the paper details the final phone conversation he had, moments before his death. so let's begin... nigel, do you want to kick us up with this review, with the sunday times, this is about a telephone call. ,

he _ david amess. i wonder how you will remember him. he always - david amess.rs said inquiries are continuing after the arrest. ford has announced a transformation of its plant at halewood, on merseyside, in a move that will secure hundreds of jobs. the car maker is spending more than £200 million converting the factory to produce components for electric vehicles from 2024. it's part of plans to make its entire passenger vehicle line—up in europe electric by 2030. we can speak now to mika minio—paluello, the policy lead for climate and industry at the tuc. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. how welcome is this news? . ., ., , , news? thanks for having me. this is treat news? thanks for having me. this is great news. — news? thanks for having me. this is great news, really _ news? thanks for having me. this is great news, really good. _ news? thanks for having me. this is great news, really good. to - news? thanks for having me. this is great news, really good. to hear i great news, really good. to hear that forward, together with the government is joi

, i encounters david amess a number of times. . a decent man, always friendly and supportive and our— man, always friendly and supportive and our thoughts are with his family at this— and our thoughts are with his family at this awful time. he was one of the rare — at this awful time. he was one of the rare breed of mps who didn't seek— the rare breed of mps who didn't seek high— the rare breed of mps who didn't seek high office. he was in parliament for almost 40 years and he was _ parliament for almost 40 years and he was dedicated to his constituents. you could see that moments — constituents. you could see that moments before he was killed, again trying _ moments before he was killed, again trying to— moments before he was killed, again trying to promote and champion chiidren— trying to promote and champion children getting involved in democracy. i think a lot of conversation that has been happening around _ conversation that has been happening around this— conversation that has been happening around this over the last 24, 48-

now it's david amess.u can do yourjob safely while still communicating and meeting your constituents. the communicating and meeting your constituents.— constituents. the meeting i was su - osed constituents. the meeting i was supposed to _ constituents. the meeting i was supposed to have _ constituents. the meeting i was supposed to have with - constituents. the meeting i was supposed to have with sir- constituents. the meeting i was supposed to have with sir david | supposed to have with sir david yesterday was about getting children in parliament, how to get them involved. that gives you an idea of how dedicated the man himself was. we were going to see what we could do to make that happen. the fact that that could not take place itself as a reminder of what we were trying to do together. it was also in a place in falkirk i was looking at that particular time, where i could meet people face—to—face, away from my office and my staff, in a secure place that i could conduct my affairs as the elected represe

this is a statement of the family from l is a statement of the family from sir david amess who is killed it's incredibly moving statement his family of put out here through the met police came out this afternoon essentially saying that they are completely heartbroken. that is sir david's wifejudy, his four girls and a boy as well for top obviously you can see over the breath of the attributes we've seen pictures and video footage of over the past couple of days just how well love he was. notjust by his family but also the community within, south end where he was the mp since 1997. the most striking part of their statement for me was the fact that they said even though he is no longer with us many of his causes will continue in the family and as a statement how the mayor has mentioned two of them one is the statute as we saw a symbol of patriotic briton and a resilience essentially won a statue of her on the white cliffs of dover for reasons you can appreciate. the second one is city stages for south bend. all plans two races may be granted city status to coincide with the queensjubilee.

the conservative mp for north west cambridgeshire, shailesh vara, knew sir david amess well and shareddavid was an extraordinary man. he was lovely, warm and generous. when i first got elected 17 years ago, he was one of the first mps to come up to me and say, "this is a complex place with lots of rules and regulations so if you ever have any difficulties or need advice, my door is always open." what is extraordinary is i saw him say the same things to other new members over the years whenever we had general elections or by—elections. i shall miss him because his office was round the corner. we would often meet in the corridor or left on the weighted votes and what back together. when you say man of the people, this is a man who is committed to his constituents, nearly a0 years of dedication and commitment to the people he served. what is extraordinary also is that he was very much a true parliamentarian. he will be missed by members of parliament on both sides. and the fact that so many mps across the political divide have been so warm and generous to him with their comments is a trib

the house of commons falls silent in memory of the murdered conservative mp, sir david amess. tuency, southend recognised as a city. i am happy to announce that her majesty has agreed that southend will be accorded the city status it so cearly deserves. colin powell, who rose to become america's first black secretary of state has died at the age 84. president biden said he'd lost a dearfriend and a patriot of unmatched honor and dignity. has china's burgeoning military arsenal, gone hypersonic?

. �* , ., the life and the work of sir david amess. �* ,., . the life and the work of sir david f passing laws to help _ outstanding record of passing laws to help the most vulnerable, whether they were _ to help the most vulnerable, whether they were the people who are suffering from endometriosis, passing — suffering from endometriosis, passing laws to end cruelty to animals. _ passing laws to end cruelty to animals, or doing a huge amount to reduce _ animals, or doing a huge amount to reduce the — animals, or doing a huge amount to reduce the fuel poverty suffered by people _ reduce the fuel poverty suffered by people up and down the country. the home people up and down the country. iie: home secretary, people up and down the country. tie: home secretary, priti people up and down the country. i““ie: home secretary, priti patel, has been holding talks with police forces. they in turn would get into contact with all 100 and —— 650 mps up contact with all 100 and —— 650 mps up and down the country to talk about what kind of measures they can put in place. there is a police operat

tonight at ten, the house of commons observes a minute's silence in memory of sir david amess. on all sides, tributes were paid to the member for southend west, stabbed to death in his constituency three days ago. sir david was a patriot who believed passionately in this country, in its people, in its future. a cowardly attack on a public servant doing his job is an attack on our country and on our way of life. during the day, sir david's family visited the scene of the attack, having already called on people to "set aside hatred". the family welcomed the announcement that southend is to gain city status, one of sir david's long—held ambitions. also tonight... following the chaos at wembley injuly, england are ordered to play its next uefa home game behind closed doors. buying a new gas boiler in england and wales should not be possible after 2035 under the government's green energy plans. and we look back at the life of colin powell, the first african—american to serve as us secretary of state, who's died at the age of 8a. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, can

yesterday. happened to sir david amess yesterday-— happened to sir david amess esterda . , , .,es, well put. two big areas spring to — yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to mind _ yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to mind from, - yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to mind from, and i areas spring to mind from, and obviously this has transported us right back to the time whenjo cox died and the shock of that and this fresh shock with sir david losing his life. ithink fresh shock with sir david losing his life. i think on policing and security, i think harriet harman had a very strong point, where there is surely a medium. a very strong point, where there is surelya medium. no a very strong point, where there is surely a medium. no one i think is realistically talking about the kind of close protection for members of parliament that the home secretary and the prime minister has, but in those days and weeks afterjo died, we reviewed our security, we increased it in our offices in general but many mps wanted to keep the open surgeries in an open

this from one friend of sir david amess. ere is bad people out there who want to do harm. and david is a victim of that. so i'm afraid it will change things. some mps have had guards before now. the review of mps' safety may consider if this should be offered to all. order, order. the speaker of the commons, who has overseen the review, says mps have to be protected but with democracy and openness as well. i don't want to go into a knee jerk reaction. i tragically, we have lost our friends, sir david amess. . our thoughts are with his family. i want to say we must do the right thing and make the best come - out of this hideous, _ hideous killing of our colleague. and what i would say is that we will look. at all different measures. and those measures may involve more than protecting physical venues. some say a culture of abuse and threats online has to be tackled too. the mp chairing a committee looking at the online harms bill says people should not be able to hide identities. if someone uses a false name when they create an

david obliged him with a selfie picture, and he showed me the selfie picture, and there was sir david amessd you could clearly see there was a beaming smile on his face, standing in that supermarket, just a couple of examples of how accessible sir david was to those people here in his constituency, a constituency where he had a majority of more than 14,000. elsewhere, there have been these church services. one just finished at st michael's church, a service for friends and those people who knew sir david. earlier, there was one at st peter's catholic church. sir david was of course a devout catholic. the priest there spoke of the genuine warmth of sir david's smile and he said that sir david amess was a man who listened to absolutely everyone. the speaker of the house of commons, who helps oversee security around mps, says lessons must be learned, after what he called the "hideous killing" of sir david amess. mps are warning of increasing hostility towards politicans. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas has more. in leigh—on sea today, more tributes for sir david amess. many hav

sir david amess championed this cause. he loved his public role.le and therefore vulnerable. damian grammaticas, bbc news. in other news, russia has reported a record number of daily covid deaths. more than a thousand people have died in a single day for the first time since the start of the pandemic. infections continue to soar as the authorities struggle to persuade people to get vaccinated. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. russia continues to set new records on coronavirus. for the first time since the pandemic began, the authorities here have reported more than 1,000 deaths linked to covid in the last 2a hours. confirmed new cases also hit a record high for the same period, more than 33,200. translation: | think - the lockdown that we had last year will happen again. back then there were even fewer infections. it's frightening. translation: the number of sick people is scarier - than a new lockdown. it seems like there's a lot of young people among them, people like us, who are on lung ventilators and seriously ill. it's scary. russia has d

but for david amess, meeting constituents was a vital part of his job.hould security be tightened 7 many believe things have to be reappraised but mps themselves must decide. it's not a question of carrying on with business as usual and just regarding this as an occupational hazard of being an mp. nor of having close security such as the home secretary has, or the prime minister or the foreign secretary needs to have. we need to have a discussion about how we strike the balance. but it will be are hard to find. two years ago in the royal albert hall, a fundraiser for people with learning disabilities, championed by sir david amess, a public role loved, but guaranteeing mps' security is a huge challenge. damian grammaticas, bbc news. with me is our political correspondent damian grammaticas. there is a muslim community in southend — what have we heard there? we have his name now. we knew that he was 25. british but of somali heritage and we know police have been searching locations in london and we understand he has been referred to the prevent scheme, th

i rise to pay - respects to our dear colleague and my friend sir david amess. firm foundation for our work together on the memorial project. he was a christian soul, a fellow catholic and his life fully reflected his beliefs. he also enjoyed life, he loved people and had that lightness of veracity and enthusiasm that drew people to him and was infectious. for so many months we have been working together on the memorial for the white cliffs of dover. he spearheaded this project from the very beginning. from similar working—class backgrounds we shared a commitment to creating opportunity and social mobility so it made sense so that game there are project is the centrepiece of our levelling up bid for dover. 0ne the centrepiece of our levelling up bid for dover. one that brings to gather opportunities culture and entertainment for as the house knows, david was a great entertainer as well as campaigner. my enduring memories of david will be arm in arm around the piano singing to dame vera songs. him taking selfies of the white cliffs of dover. the dame vera project

there's continuing coverage on the bbc news channel of events following the killing of sir david amessthe home secretary, priti patel, will be appearing on the andrew marr show tomorrow morning at 9am on bbc one. we had an early patch of rain of eastern england. scotland was one of the sunniest places. we sought the cloud break across southern england. it stayed pretty cloudy for some across northern england. over recent hours, we had seen rain arrive in the rain is making inroads across scotland and will push southwards and eastwards over the next few hours. the rain will be more persistent over england and wales for a time. light rain across southern wales and south—west england but otherwise staying largely dry in the south—east. temperature is mild but relatively cool temperature is mild but relatively cool. it should be a fine start for orkney and shetland with some sunny spells, may be the odd isolated shower. rain elsewhere, turning light and patchy through the day, some mistiness over the tops of the hills. damp in northern england and scotland. we will start to see sunny spell