Boris Johnson confirms move three days after death of MP who had long campaigned for Essex town to get city status
Southend will become a city in honour of Sir David Amess, Boris Johnson has confirmed, paying tribute to the Tory MP who had been a long-time committed campaigner for his area to gain the status.
Amess had raised the issue almost weekly in the 38 years he served as a backbench MP before he was killed on Friday. On Monday the prime minister said the Queen had agreed Southend in Essex would be granted city status.
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