What is David Amess?
[[File:Official portrait of Sir David Amess MP crop 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Amess in 2020]] [[Sir]] '''David Anthony Andrew Amess''' (26 March 1952 – 15 October 2021) was an English [[politician]]. He was an MP for [[Southend West (UK Parliament constituency)|Southend West]] from 1997 until his [[assassination]] in 2021. ==Life== He was born in [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], [[Essex]]. He was a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. Amess was an [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for [[Basildon (UK Parliament constituency)|Basildon]] from 1983 to 1997. ==Political life== Amess was a [[Euroscepticism|Eurosceptic]]. He supported [[Brexit]] in the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU referendum]]. He was also a supporter of [[Leave Means Leave]], a pro-Brexit [[campaign]]. ==Assassination== {{Main|Murder of David Amess}} On 15 October 2021, Amess was [[assassinated]] by stabbing outside of a [[church (building)|church]] in [[Leigh-on-Sea]], Essex. He was 69 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MP Sir David Amess 'stabbed multiple times' at residents' surgery in Leigh|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19650476.sir-david-amess-mp-dead-stabbing-leigh-church/|access-date=15 October 2021|website=The Echo|language=en|author=Emes, Toby|date=15 October 2021}}</ref> Ali Harbi Ali, a 25-year-old British citizen of [[Somalia|Somali]] [[ethnicity]] who lives in [[London]], was arrested at the scene. [[Islam]]ic [[extremism]] is believed to have been the motive for the attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/uk-mps-killer-was-referred-to-counter-terrorism-scheme-reports|title=British MP's killer was referred to counter-terrorism scheme: Reports|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=17 October 2021|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> On 21 October 2021, Ali was [[criminal charge|charged]] with [[murder]] and the preparation of [[terrorist]] acts.<ref>[https://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58997590 Sir David Amess: Ali Harbi Ali charged with murder of MP]</ref>