British lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death Friday while holding a regular meeting with constituents, police say.
Police said they have arrested a man, aged 25, on suspicion of murder and recovered a knife.
"David was a man who believed passionately in this country and in its future, and we've lost today a fine public servant and much loved friend and colleague," Johnson said.by a far-right extremist. Cox was shot and stabbed in the street in Birstall, a village in north England, where she had been due to hold meetings with constituents.
Metropolitan Police believe he acted alone and are not seeking any other suspects, but say the investigation is ongoing. Michael Gove, a senior member of Prime Minister Johnson's government, described the news as"heart-breakingly sad. Just terrible, terrible news." "This is an incident that will send shockwaves across the parliamentary community and the whole country," he said in a statement. Flags across the parliamentary estate would be lowered to half-staff, he added.
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