My friend Danielle Belton is standing as the #Conservative Councillor in #Rochford District Council
#Hockley & #Ashingdon Ward.
If you’re in that area I can’t speak highly enough of her for the elections tomorrow. She works tirelessly for the people there and puts her heart and soul into it. She reminds me of how my dad was with his constituents.
Danielle said: I’m taking the fight to Labour to Defend Rochford District from being concreted all over.
I’m the first ever women to lead the Council and the youngest ever person.
Unlike the Liberals I’ve shown strong leadership and clear vision, I’ve kept the Council debt free whilst investing record sums into our assets, all whilst creating a return on investment.
#conservative
#votefordanielle
#London today 🇬🇧
What a wonderful tour this morning by Look Up London. It was wonderful to learn more about our beautiful historical city. Katie was so knowledgeable and interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed it!! @lfchapman#lookuplondon
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I welcome the review process being started and I will fight to get the answers. Not just for my dad and my family but for everyone in the UK. We deserve to feel safe and protected by our authorities
#justiceforsirdavid
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‘If we don’t get the answers, I will keep on fighting.’
Sir David Amess’s Daughter, Katie Amess, reacts to Sir Robert Buckland KC being selected to lead the independent review into the killing of her father.
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For those of you in #LA please enter our raffle to win a $200 brunch for 2 at @BevHillsHotel in support of @dwbrescue all the money goes to the dogs! ❤️🐶
‼️🚨Today marks a HUGE day for dogs in the UK. @AndrewRosindell stood up in Parliament to let everyone know that stray dogs are being KILLED after 7 days without the public even having a chance to adopt them. Yes you heard that right. They are being PUT DOWN rather than put up for adoption! @AdoptionsUk first brought this to my attention and I won’t drop this issue until the law changes and we stop killing healthy dogs!! We need other MPs to join in this fight. The public aren’t aware that we kill dogs in the UK because the figures are being hidden but NOT ANYMORE. Thank you Andrew for carrying on my dad’s legacy for him now he can’t. ❤️https://t.co/IWWc3ualih
@ConservativeAWF@RichardHoldenMP@Anna_Firth also support this
@CDP1882 I would love you to do an expose on this of the councils/shelters.
I’m raising money for @dwbrescue We recently took on Sawyer who was being abused and had to have both her eyes removed. We also have tons of other puppies who need homes. Any donation is so appreciated! https://t.co/9nT2gajEpP
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'It's not comforting to me knowing that he wasn't with a priest when he passed away.'
Katie Amess, the daughter of the late Sir David Amess, says it's 'disgusting' that a priest was denied access to administer last rites to her father in his final moments.
‘Never give in, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense’ Sir Winston Churchill.
I will never give up fighting for my dad and all the people this once great country is letting down.
We deserve answers as to WHY the government and the police ALLOWED this to happen and are shutting down any answers being revealed.
Will you stand with me?
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#justiceforsirdavid
‼️Reminder: It is now MORE THAN 6 MONTHS since my mother and I met with Sir Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper at No 10 with our team, seeking a public inquiry into my father’s murder. They REFUSED to do that and instead urged us to work with Lord Anderson who was going to do a further review of all the previous reviews into what happened. Reluctantly, we agreed and Sir Keir assured us that he would meet with us again if Lord Anderson was not able to answer the long list of questions we still had as a family. Sure enough, he wasn’t able to help us. His report was published in July and my team wrote IMMEDIATELY to Sir Keir and the Home Secretary setting out all the unanswered questions, requesting that further promised meeting, and repeating our call for an inquiry. That was almost three months ago and there has been TOTAL RADIO SILENCE since then despite repeated chasing.
My family and I are becoming increasingly frustrated and upset with this government and it is now beginning to feel like they are trampling on my father’s grave. He was a good kind man who stood up for right V wrong and worked with everyone, even those who disagreed with him. He went to work the day he was killed, to help his constituents. That was his only crime.
My family and I are also becoming increasingly concerned about the tone of political and public discourse and have noted that Sir Keir himself is now using language towards other politicians which my father would have been completely against. He should be focusing instead on helping people and keeping them safe.
My family and I are not going away. He needs to understand that. We are entitled to answers as to why my father was allowed to be killed by someone known to the authorities. A public inquiry is the only way forward, not only for us but in the interests of public safety too. My mother and I are writing to him again shortly.
@keir_starmer@raddseiger
#justice4SirDavid
Thank you so much to the wonderful @EdwardLeighGB for standing up for justice and democracy in the face of injustice and evil.
Everyone who stood up and spoke in favour of the inquiry has shown bravery and courage. THAT is what we demand from our politicians who are meant to keep us safe and run the country.
We CANNOT allow my father’s tragic death to go down as another ‘lesson learned’. My father worked for 40 years to help people…no matter where they were from, what party they were or their color/religion/beliefs.
It’s time we found out WHY this was allowed to happen and hold people accountable. Let us remember that my father was brutally killed in a church whilst meeting his constituents. This is an attack on democracy and everything our country stands for. We can’t just move on and not look at the systems and people that failed him. To do so would make us complicit and show other people intent on doing the same thing that we are an easy target and we won’t fully investigate. That is not how our country should operate. This is GREAT BRITAIN where we believe in freedom and democracy. We will not cower, we will not defer and we will not bend.
Paper review after paper review does NOTHING for my family or the country. It is meant to appease and placate whilst brushing the problems under the rug. We will not stand for it.
We need to ensure this never happens to anyone ever again and that cannot be ensured without pulling back the veil and doing a FULL inquiry.
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#justiceforsirdavid
#Happyfathersday to all the dads. I found this post I made for my dad on his birthday in 2016. He was so proud of being an MP. He gave his life for our country. Literally. The least we can do is investigate why we let him down so badly. I pray for peace and healing in the world and in the hearts of those who’s life has been ruined my senseless violence.
#justiceforsirdavid
‼️This is very important and clarifies my position. I don’t care what political party you are. I do not discriminate. I tried the Conservatives back in 2022, then I tried labor. Since then I have also tried the Lib Dems. People of all parties are changing their minds and joining my cause and that is a wonderful thing! It doesn’t matter what you believe or which party you are. This is about humanity and we just need accountability. 🆘
@JamesFrith and other politician’s towing their party line are so wrong — James’ answer is incomplete and misleading. He is not the only one by any means spouting this utter rubbish.
Here’s why they are all wrong:
1.The Prevent review he mentions was extremely limited:
The “immediate learning review” was just a basic internal look at one narrow aspect — mainly why the killer was dropped from Prevent.
It was not a full, independent examination of wider systemic failings (e.g., MI5 handling, police handling, communications between agencies, online radicalization failures).
2.There has been no full public scrutiny:
•No public inquiry.
•No full independent inquiry.
•No Parliamentary Select Committee investigation.
•No detailed public report into how the system allowed the killer to plan and carry out the attack, despite being known to authorities.
3.The trial was about the killer’s criminal responsibility, not systemic failures.
There was no full inquest examining how or why authorities failed to prevent the murder.
(In fact, there was no Article 2 inquest — meaning no duty on the coroner to investigate state failings.)
4.Precedents show why a full inquiry matters:
•After Jo Cox’s murder (2016), there were significant internal reviews but no public inquiry either — widely criticized.
•After terrorist attacks (e.g., Manchester Arena bombing), there was a full public inquiry because failures in Prevent, policing, MI5, and security services were found.
→ Sir David’s murder raises exactly the same kinds of questions.
5.“Lessons must be learned” is meaningless without transparency:
Saying “lessons must be learned” without a public inquiry is an empty phrase.
Without public accountability, systemic problems repeat and repeat.
Summary:
James Frith is giving the government’s official line — but in reality, a proper public inquiry has never been held, and serious unanswered questions remain about how Sir David Amess was failed by the system.
If you do not investigate we will be in this situation time and time again. As we saw in #Southport just a few years later. This is ENTIRELY preventable but it will take someone brave to blow the whole thing open.
It’s time to stand up and be counted. Sift the wheat from the chaff.
#justiceforsirdavid