A British MP was stabbed several times during a rally in his constituency

British Conservative MP David Amis was stabbed "several times" on Friday while attending a rally in his constituency in southeast England, Sky News and BBC reported.

The police confirmed that their officers were summoned after receiving information about a stabbing attack shortly after the hour, but without mentioning Ames by name.

"A man was arrested after a short period of time, and we are not looking for anyone else," she said.

Both Sky News and the BBC identified the victim as the 69-year-old politician and member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party.

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