Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex.
Police said a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea.
They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.
Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children.
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Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at a surgery in his constituency, police say.
Sir
David, who represented Southend West in Essex, was attacked on Friday
afternoon at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea.
