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FATAL STABBING OF BRITISH LAWMAKER DAVID AMESS WAS TERRORISM, POLICE SAY


ISLAMIST EXTREMISM COULD BE A MOTIVE, POLICE SAID; 25-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED ON
SUSPICION OF MURDER

EMERGENCY SERVICES AT THE SCENE NEAR THE ATTACK IN ESSEX, ENGLAND.

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LONDON—A man fatally stabbed a British lawmaker during a meeting with
constituents in an assault U.K. authorities called a terrorist attack.

David Amess, a member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative
Party, was attending a meeting Friday at a Methodist church in his district in
Essex, just northeast of London, when he was stabbed numerous times, his office
said.

Essex police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. An
early investigation has suggested Islamist extremism as a possible motive for
the attack, police said late Friday. They said they believe the attacker acted
alone.

Two British lawmakers have now died in the past five years after being attacked
by members of the public, raising questions about the protection afforded to
elected representatives in the country.

DAVID AMESS WAS ONE OF THE LONGEST-SERVING LAWMAKERS IN BRITAIN’S PARLIAMENT,
HAVING FIRST BEEN ELECTED IN 1983.

Photo: amer ghazzal/Alamy

British lawmakers usually meet in person with constituents in their local
district a few times a month, a key feature of the British political system.
Lawmakers who aren’t members of the cabinet aren’t entitled to personal security
details except under special circumstances.



In 2016, a far-right extremist stabbed and shot lawmaker Jo Cox while she was
walking into a meeting with her constituents just weeks before the country voted
in a referendum on leaving the European Union. She died of her injuries.

Ms. Cox supported the U.K.’s remaining a member of the EU. During the assault,
her attacker shouted words to the effect of “Keep Britain independent” and
“Britain first, Britain always comes first,” according to prosecutors.

In 2010, Labour lawmaker Stephen Timms was stabbed while meeting his
constituents by a woman who was associated with an Islamic extremist and who
opposed Mr. Timms’s support for the Iraq war. Mr. Timms was stabbed twice but
survived.

In 2000, an aide to a Liberal Democrat lawmaker was killed defending his boss
when a man armed with a sword stormed his constituency meeting.

Mr. Amess was one of the longest-serving lawmakers in Britain’s Parliament,
having first been elected in 1983.



“‘In the coming days we will need to discuss and examine MPs’ security and any
measures to be taken, but for now, our thoughts and prayers are with David’s
family, friends and colleagues.’”

— Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of Commons

The veteran lawmaker never served in government as minister but formed part of
an influential circle of Conservative lawmakers who pressed the party’s leaders
to exit from the EU.

Mr. Amess was on the right of the party, supporting conservative positions on
marriage and abortion. The 69-year-old was also a staunch defender of animal
rights and campaigned in support of women’s health issues. Queen Elizabeth
knighted him in 2015 for his political and public service. He is survived by his
wife and five children.

The issue of lawmakers’ security has long been a serious concern in the U.K. In
the aftermath of Ms. Cox’s murder and amid high tensions over the Brexit vote, a
number of lawmakers expressed concern at threats they were receiving from
voters.

But in-person meetings between lawmakers and their constituents are considered a
cornerstone of Britain’s political process. Mr. Amess’s last tweet was to
publicize a public meeting he planned to hold with locals at the Belfairs
Methodist Church in a district of Southend, Leigh-on-Sea.

“In the coming days we will need to discuss and examine MPs’ security and any
measures to be taken, but for now, our thoughts and prayers are with David’s
family, friends and colleagues,” said Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of
Commons.

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Lawmakers from across the political spectrum expressed shock and paid tributes
to the lawmaker.

Mr. Johnson said Mr. Amess was one of the “most kindest, nicest, most gentle
people in politics” and praised his campaigning to help the most vulnerable in
society.

Dominic Raab, deputy prime minister, called him a “great common-sense politician
and a formidable campaigner with a big heart.”

“Words cannot adequately express the horror of what has happened today,” wrote
former Prime Minister David Cameron.

Flags were lowered in Downing Street in tribute.

Write to Max Colchester at max.colchester@wsj.com

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