Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been stabbed as he met constituents at a regular surgery.

He said on Twitter: "My thoughts are with David Amess MP and his family at this awful time.

Southend councillor John Lamb, who was at the scene after the stabbing, said Sir David was a family man, with four daughters and a son.

Mr Lamb said he was still waiting to hear the extent of Sir David's injuries, but understood the MP was in a "very serious" condition.

The Jo Cox Foundation, the charity set up in memory of the MP who was murdered in 2016, said it was "horrified" by the stabbing.

"We are thinking of him, his family and loved ones at this distressing time," the foundation said.

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was thinking of Sir David, his family and his staff after the "horrific and deeply shocking news"?

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