Sir David Amess: Southend city bid would be a 'fitting tribute' to stabbed MP

Key Facts

• Among the many floral tributes to Sir David - a nod to his biggest passion In December 2019, Sir David secured an adjournment debate in the Commons specifically on the campaign and he told MPs: "I am not messing around.
• "We have got it from the prime minister that Southend is going to become a city - and it will become a city."
• "I think it would be a very fitting tribute to Sir David, particularly as it was something he had campaigned for, for a long time," Conservative councillor for Southend Borough Council James Courtenay said.
• "I wouldn't be surprised if a number of his Westminster colleagues were to do so as well, given that every time - well it felt like it anyway - he stood up in Parliament, he would ask if Southend could be made a city."

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