A two-minute silence has been held by a community mourning the loss of their MP Sir David Amess, who was killed a week ago. Sir David, 69, was stabbed to death shortly after midday while carrying out duties in his Southend West constituency. Local shopkeepers and residents in Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea, bowed their heads and stood in a hushed silence which was broken with applause and the release of blue balloons in respect to the veteran politician. With many in the community still in shock at the killing, James Duddridge, the MP for Rochford and Southend East, said, “It is going to be very difficult not just for the family but for the whole community.” He said that time may be needed to help everyone deal with the tragedy and recalled Labour MP Jo Cox, who was killed outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, in June 2016. …
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