Lindsay Hoyle calls for a ‘conversation … kinder and based on respect’ as politicians reveal scale of violent threats My friend David Amess connected with everyone. We must not hide away | Lindsay Hoyle The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has demanded “an end to hatred” […]
Month: October 2021
The MP’s death has left his Essex constituents confused, traumatised but still determined to stand firm Shortly after 9am on Saturday , Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer bent to lay wreaths and, united briefly by grief, turned grimly from the Essex church where Conservative MP Sir David Amess had been […]
Flowers and messages for the Conservative MP show how highly he was regarded by a wide range of people Continue reading…
Conservative MP was fatally stabbed on Friday in incident the police have declared an act of terrorism The Conservative MP Sir David Amess died on Friday after being stabbed multiple times at a constituency surgery. Here is what we know so far: The Southend West MP was fatally injured at […]
With weeks to go before the Cop26 climate summit, documents show PM being warned about the risks of damage to the UK from green investment Confidential documents leaked to the Observer reveal an extraordinary rift between Boris Johnson and his chancellor, Rishi Sunak, over the potential economic effects of moving […]
Man, 25, in custody as police investigate ‘potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism’ The killing of the Conservative MP David Amess, who died after being stabbed several times at an open advice surgery for his constituents in Essex, has been declared as a terrorist incident. The death of the 69-year-old […]
Local people and colleagues struggle to come to terms with death of ‘extremely supportive’ MP Children were among those laying flowers on Friday night at the church where David Amess had been holding a constituency surgery, as residents and colleagues in Leigh-on-Sea struggled to come to terms with the killing […]
Openness is central to our democracy but I don’t want to lose another colleague to a violent death I’m in shock. So is every MP. It feels like Jo Cox’s murder was only moments ago. Many of us cried to see her sister Kim Leadbeater courageously take the seat Jo […]
Immensa’s sister company already being investigated and a related US firm sent out used DNA test kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers are facing questions about the Covid testing company linked to suspected wrong PCR results, as it emerged its sister company in the UK […]
Exclusive: As action against ex-Corbyn staffers looms, falling membership is also hitting finances Labour is spending significantly more of its cash on fighting its legal battles than on political campaigning, sources have told the Guardian, after lawyers for the party opened a new front in the party’s legal turmoil this […]