Daily Mail published this video item, entitled “MPs and Lords leave emotional service for Sir David Amess” – below is their description.
Boris Johnson told a packed chamber the the attack on the Tory veteran had been ‘contemptible’ and struck at the ‘core’ of what it means to be an MP. But he insisted that the fundamental functions of democracy would not be damaged by the murder of ‘one of the nicest, kindest and most gentle’ individuals ever to have sat in the House. To cheers, Mr Johnson said Her Majesty had agreed that Southend will be upgraded to city status – something Sir David had tirelessly campaigned for over two decades. A gap appeared to have been left on the green benches where Sir David typically sat. Parliament has cancelled almost all of its business today for tributes. There will also be a service at Westminster afterwards so colleagues can pay their respects following the killing during a surgery in Sir David’s Southend constituency on Friday.
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