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Sir David Amess: Funeral service takes place at Westminster Cathedral - BBC News
Nov 23, 2021 57 secs
The Pope has praised Sir David Amess for years of "devoted public service" in a message read at the funeral Mass for the late Conservative MP.

Sir David was fatally stabbed during a constituency surgery in October.

Those at the service enjoyed a lighter moment as Canon Pat Browne, the Roman Catholic Duty Priest for Parliament, recalled the moment Sir David had a boiled sweet blessed by the Pope.

Laughter broke through the silence again as Canon Browne told the story of Sir David posing in a suit of armour to celebrate his knighthood.

Today we mourn the death of Sir David Amess, a beloved colleague, public servant and friend, and pay tribute to his immense contribution to politics, to the people of Southend and to this country.

Sir David was first elected for the Essex seat in 1997, and before that he had been MP for Basildon since 1983.

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