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Clacton hero

This afternoon I went to the funeral of PC Ian Dibell. He was killed in Clacton a couple of weeks ago confronting a gunman.

The service was extraordinarily moving. It marked not only the passing of Ian's life, but his act of remarkable courage.

Somehow the service in Weeley did not seem to do full justice to the enormity of his bravery. We need to do something more. You see, Ian Dibell was off-duty when, unarmed, he challenged the gunman. It seems he must have made a split-second, selfless, decision to go to the aid of his neighbours.

I have written to the Home Secretary to ask that Ian Dibell's bravery be recognised nationally at the highest level.

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