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Conservative MP Sir David Amess 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.
Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children.
Conservative MP Sir David Amess 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.
Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children.
