Murder of David Amess
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On 15 October 2021, David Amess, a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Southend West, was fatally stabbed at a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church Hall in
Belfairs Methodist Church, May 2021
Amess in 2020
Murder of Jo Cox
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On 16 June 2016, Jo Cox, a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, died after being shot and stabbed multiple times in Birstall, West Yorkshire. In November 2016,
Murder of David Amess
…their home countries who were deemed to be enemies of the Islamic State (IS). This was the second killing of an MP in the 21st century, following the murder in June 2016 of the Labour MP Jo Cox, while en route to a constituency surgery. Amess wrote in his 2020 autobiography that fears of similar attacks "rather spoilt…
Cox was killed outside Birstall library
Memorial to Cox in the days after her death, Parliament Square, London
Cox's memorial at Parliament Square in London on 17 June 2016
A vigil held in remembrance outside Bath Abbey, one of the many that were held around Britain