treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. the labour leader said keir starmer has focused on security on his first major speech of the general election campaign. he has been telling undecided voters in west sussex that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected, it will carry out a 100 day national security review in government, looking at all of the threats facing britain. he hasjust finished taking questions so let s listen back to a little of what he had to say: for a long time, welcome people have had the odds stacked against them. but now we the odds stacked against them. bit now we are at a dangerous new point, christou crossing a rubicon of truss, notjust in politics, but in many of the institutions meant to serve and protect the british people. at moments where people are no longer believe their values or interest carry the respect of those interest carry the respect of those in power. when you put that alongside a gov
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00pm the conservative mp sir david amess has been stabbed to death in essex he was attacked, with a knife multiple times, as he met his constituents at a local church in leigh on sea. he died at the scene. a 25 year old man was arrested immediately at the scene on suspicion of murder. he remains in custody. a knife was also recovered at the scene. the prime minister borisjohnson has described sir david as one of the kindest people in politics. i think all our hearts are full of shock and sadness today at the loss of sir david amess mp who was killed in his constituency surgery, in a church, after almost 40 years of continuous service to the people
david amess s meeting with constituents had been from ten until one butjust after midday he was stabbed multiple times. he was treated at the scene by police and ambulance staff but died before they could get him to hospital. sir david amess was the mp for southend west and well respected locally. he represented the seat for the conservative party since 1997 and was a high profile breaks a of the european research group. mil was a high profile breaks a of the european research group. all our hearts are european research group. all our hearts are full european research group. all our hearts are full of european research group. all our hearts are full of shock european research group. all our hearts are full of shock and - european research group. all our. hearts are full of shock and sadness today hearts are full of shock and sadness today to hearts are full of shock and sadness today to the loss of sir david amess mp who today to the loss of sir david amess mp who was kil
the conservative mp sir david amess has been stabbed to death during a constituency meeting at a church in essex. the 69 year old was attacked as he met with constituents in leigh on sea just before midday. police arrived at the belfairs methodist church within minutes but sir david died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics. a 25 year old man was arrested at the church and is being held on suspicion of murder. sir david amess had been an mp in essex for almost a0 years. he is the second serving mp to be killed while attending a constituency surgery in five years, following the death of the labour mp jo cox. tonight the prime minister has described sir david as a fine public servant one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. forensics teams at the methodist church where the local mp had been holding his fortnightly surgery. sir