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Mourners line the streets as Sir David Amess' funeral held in Southend

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Mourners have today gathered to pay their respects as the funeral of Sir David Amess was held in Southend. The MP was stabbed to death while holding a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea on October 15.

Hundreds of people lined the streets as a procession was held to honour the life of the Conservative MP in his Essex constituency.

During the funeral, the devout Catholic’s friend and colleague Mark Francois delivered a eulogy, praising Sir David’s service to his constituents and his sense of humour. Read more: The Rayleigh and Wickford MP told those who gathered: “Our electors employ us to represent them in a contract renewable every few years. “We work for them and not the other way around, and no-one was

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