15/10/2026
Five years ago today, we lost Sir David Amess.
He was a principled and deeply good man, a parliamentarian of nearly four decades who never lost sight of why he was there: to serve people. He stood up for what was right, even when it was unfashionable, and he did it with warmth, humour and unfailing decency.
Sir David spoke out proudly against antisemitism. He stood shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community, championed Holocaust education, and fought to honour those who risked everything to save Jewish lives. He understood that hatred left unchallenged only grows, and that good people must never stay silent.
He was taken from us while doing what he loved most: listening to his constituents, in a church, with an open door. The coward who struck him down represented everything Sir David was not. Where one offered hatred, the other had spent a lifetime offering kindness.
Speak to anyone who knew him and you will hear the same thing: he was kind, generous and decent to his core. That is his legacy, and no act of terror can take it away.
Rest in peace, Sir David. You are remembered, and you are missed.
