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18 Oct, 24 tweets, 10 min read
🔴NEW: Boris Johnson leads MPs' tributes to Sir David Amess.

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A packed House of Commons fell silent for a minute just before 2.35pm in memory of Sir David Amess.

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'An attack on our democracy'

🔴As questions for the Home Secretary began, Priti Patel described the killing of Sir David Amess as "a terrible and sad moment in our history, an attack on our democracy and an appalling tragedy"

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A packed House of Commons is pictured holding a minutes' silence for Sir David Amess.

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Chris Bryant said that although he never persuaded Sir David Amess to support gay marriage, "he always asked after my husband and I think that was the character of the man."

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🔴MPs will pay tributes to Sir David Amess from 3.30pm.

This will then be followed by a procession and church service in memory of Sir David.

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Jess Phillips has added her voice to the tributes.

"He was kind and good, but for me above all else he was funny. And he didn't take himself too seriously," Ms Phillips said of Sir David.

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'To me he was a dear and loyal friend'

There has been a "tidal wave of stories" about the kindness shown by Sir David Amess, Priti Patel said.

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🔴The issue of 'lone wolf' attackers is not new, Priti Patel told the Commons.

"Sadly we have seen too many lone attackers in previous years as well," she said.

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Watch live as Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads tributes to Sir David Amess MP in House of Commons ⬇️

"The passing of 72 hours has done little to numb the shock and sadness we all felt when we heard of the tragic and senseless death of Sir David Amess," Boris Johnson has told the House.

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"Sir David was taken from us in a contemptible act of violence, striking at the core of what it is to be a Member of this House," the Prime Minister said.

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🚨BREAKING: Southend to be granted city status in wake of Sir David Amess's killing, Boris Johnson says as he leads tributes

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"This country needs people like Sir David, this House needs people like Sir David and our politics needs people like Sir David," Boris Johnson concluded.

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'A committed public servant'

In the last few days there has been tributes from all corners to Sir David, notes Sir Keir Starmer.

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🔴The Labour Party wants to acknowledge the pain felt on the Conservative benches, Sir Keir Starmer said as he recalled a conversation with Jo Cox's parents on Friday afternoon.

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"Civility matters and it matters in politics. A cowardly attack on a public servant doing his job is an attack on our country and our way of life," Sir Keir said.

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'An animal-lover, a patriot and a Thatcherite'

"Hurting terribly" as he made his contribution, Mark Francois has said Sir David was his "best and oldest friend in politics".

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Mark Francois said Sir David had become increasingly concerned about the "vile misogynistic abuse" female MPs had to endure online.

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Ian Blackford said that for the first time he agreed with every word of Mark Francois's contribution.

"Sir David Amess was valued in so many ways but above all else he was a good and a deeply decent man."

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Harriet Harman, the Labour MP and the Mother of the House, added her heartfelt condolences to Sir David's family.

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🔴NEW: Evil cannot triumph over the democracy Sir David Amess loved, Boris Johnson says as he leads tributes

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