{"id":72660,"date":"2021-10-15T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72660"},"modified":"2021-10-15T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:05:03","slug":"uk-conservative-mp-dies-after-stabbing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=72660","title":{"rendered":"UK Conservative MP dies after stabbing attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img class=\"wp-image-72661 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/121097971_hi0408576561-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/121097971_hi0408576561-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/121097971_hi0408576561-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/121097971_hi0408576561-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/121097971_hi0408576561-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/121097971_hi0408576561.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/>News Desk:<\/strong> British Conservative MP David Ames has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said on Twitter: &#8220;Rest In Peace Sir David.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;You were a champion for animal welfare, the less fortunate, and the people of Southend West.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;You will be missed by many.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Conservative backbencher for nearly forty years, the 69-year-old father of five entered Parliament in 1983 as the MP for Basildon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He achieved totemic status within the Tory party for holding the seat in 1992, but switched to nearby Southend West at the 1997 election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Raised as a Roman Catholic, he was known politically as a social conservative and as a prominent campaigner against abortion and on animal welfare issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He was also known for his championing of Southend, including a long-running campaign to win city status for the town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Desk: British Conservative MP David Ames has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident. 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