Boris Johnson joins Keir Starmer to lay flowers at church where MP Sir David Amess was murdered
Boris Johnson has today paid a sombre visit to the church where Sir David Amess was murdered to lay flowers. The Prime Minister was joined by Priti Patel and Sir Keir Starmer in a rare show of cross-party unity during the visit, which comes less than 24 hours after the MP was killed. Sir David was meeting with constituents in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, when he was stabbed up to 17 times, according to reports. A 25-year-old British national of Somali origin was arrested on suspicion of murder. Mr Johnson and Sir Keir both wore black suits and carried white blooms as they walked side-by-side to the church during the unannounced visit at 9am. Mrs Patel, who brought yellow and purple flowers, was dressed in a black coat. The politicians went to the front of the church individually to pay their respects before returning to their cars, which were escorted by a police convoy. Continue reading... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16439149/sir-david-amess-boris-johnson-priti-patel-murdered/ The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139
