‘Deeply saddened’ MP pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth

West Somerset’s MP has said he is “deeply saddened” as he paid tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth tonight.

Ian Liddell-Grainger said: “She was a stabilizing influence and a comforting presence in times of difficulty, such as the recent pandemic, and her dedication, service and duty to our country and its people is beyond measure.”

Mr Liddell-Grainger said the Queen’s death had left him ‘deeply saddened’.

“The vast majority of us in this country have only ever known Queen Elizabeth II as our monarch and for many today it will feel as if they have lost a member of their own family,” he said.

“She leaves so great a legacy and has recorded so many achievements that it is impossible to even begin to list them. But I am sure that many of us will have our own memories from 70 years of a glorious Elizabethan age as we mourn this great loss to our country.

“I send my own heartfelt condolences, and those of my constituents, to His Majesty King Charles III and all her family on this saddest of losses.”