Irish Examiner view: MP's murder a sign of dangerous political duty

A chilling reminder of the dangers of serving in public office

David Amess was stabbed several times at a surgery in his Southend West constituency in Essex. Picture: Chris McAndrew/PA Wire 

The murder of British MP David Amess, one of very few Catholics in the House of Commons, is a chilling reminder of the dangers which attend upon public service in an increasingly febrile world.

Mr Amess, a transparently good man who had served as a backbench constituency MP for all of his political life, was repeatedly stabbed as he met voters in his regular ‘surgery’ where complaints and concerns can be brought to the attention of sitting members.