MP Sir David Amess has been stabbed at a constituency surgery in Leigh. 

The Tory MP for Southend West was attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church, in Eastwood Road North.

His office has confirmed an ‘incident’ took place but his condition remains unclear.

The 69-year-old has been a member of parliament since 1983.

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