Amess family: Inquiry rejection an ‘absolute insult’
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Amess family: Inquiry rejection an ‘absolute insult’
The daughter of MP Sir David Amess, Katie Amess, has called the home secretary’s decision to reject a public inquiry into his murder an “absolute insult”.
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