A month after his tragic death, we must re-establish social norms around respect for people’s faith in society.
Those who want to project force in the Pacific must explain how it would be consistent with maintaining our strength at home and nearer abroad.
I and many others have had to have difficult conversations with our loved ones about the danger posed to us because of the jobs we do.
Labour’s Dawn Butler was one of the few to battle for the rights of the individual over the state.
The Leader of the Opposition had forgotten that it is his duty to oppose, and sought instead to impose a high moral tone.
To me, he was the original blue-collar Conservative, embodying the values of an Essex man – of decency and hard work.
The Labour MP for East Ham speaks of an “unwavering ally on the government side” when he was defending the interests of the borough.
“He was sprightly, he was a secret gymgoer, a head full of floppy hair – I just felt there was more ahead of him than behind him.”
“Of course our differences matter… but today we’re reminded that what we have in common matter far more.”
“We will not allow the manner of Sir David’s death in any way to detract from his accomplishments”, says Boris Johnson.
The Prime Minister will lead speeches of tribute to the former MP for Southend West later this afternoon.
MPs know only too well that there is a limit to the protection that they can receive – or create for themselves and their families.
We need to stand up for the value of Parliament and of spending time there improving and working on legislation.
The confidence to walk the streets safely, the right to interface directly with our elected representatives, the ability to speak our minds freely – these fruits of peaceable British toleration are being eroded by an extremist tendency that has grown unchecked for far too long.