David Amess was the embodiment of Parliament’s strengths, mourners told

The coffin of David Amess is carried into St Mary’s Church in Prittlewell (Gareth Fuller/PA)

British politicians have been urged to learn from the “brilliant” constituency MP David Amess, as his life was celebrated during a funeral service in Southend.

Mourners paid their respects to the Southend West Tory MP during a private ecumenical service at St Mary’s Church in Prittlewell, with people lining the streets to pay their respects.