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 […]
US artist returns to site for third time to highlight plight of Dead Sea, which is receding by about a metre a year Hundreds of models wearing only white body paint have walked across a stark desert expanse near the Dead Sea, part of the latest photography project of American […]
Exclusive: diplomatic effort by US following Australia cancelling $66bn deal with France not matched by London The US has urged Britain to follow its example and try to repair its relations with Paris in the wake of the row over France’s loss of its submarine contract with Australia. Australia pulled […]
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” […]
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 […]