mervyn thomas, lifelong friend of david amess. the... one on the stalls in which sows are kept waiting to give birth, try to get them banned — that is still one he was pursuing into parliament at the moment. david told me how valuable sir david amess was to the cause. he was sir david amess was to the cause. he: was extremely valuable, and this was something that he espoused 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 min

mervyn thomas is founder president of christian solidarity worldwide and campaigned together with davidvery young age. thank you very much for being with us. this must be a terrible shock to you. with us. this must be a terrible shock to yon-— with us. this must be a terrible shock to ou. ~ , , . , shock to you. absolutely. and first of all i would _ shock to you. absolutely. and first of all i would like _ shock to you. absolutely. and first of all i would like to _ shock to you. absolutely. and first of all i would like to obviously - of all i would like to obviously pass on my condolences to sir david's wife julia pass on my condolences to sir david's wifejulia and their five children. this is something totally unexpected but maybe we it should not be unexpected, it's happening with some regularity. david was a very special person and when you hear that a friend that you have known for decades, you know, we grew up known for decades, you know, we grew up in essex together, and were sort of around the young conservative scene in the 70s, and then subsequently when david became an mp w