A British terrorist of Somali descent has been handed a whole-life prison term for the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, who pledged allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group, brutally stabbed Amess to death in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on Oct. 15, 2021. Amess, a 69-year-old father of five who had served…

A British terrorist of Somali descent has been found guilty of murdering Member of Parliament Sir David Amess and plotting to attack other lawmakers. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, who pledged allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group, brutally stabbed Amess to death in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on Oct. 15, 2021. Amess, a 69-year-old father of five, who…

LONDON—A man accused of stabbing a British lawmaker to death during a regular meeting with his constituents told a court Thursday he targeted the politician because he voted for air strikes on Syria. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, is accused of murdering veteran Conservative lawmaker David Amess on Oct. 15 during a routine meeting with voters…

A veteran British Conservative lawmaker was “assassinated” by a “committed, fanatical, radicalised Islamist terrorist,” a court heard. Sir David Amess, a 69-year-old father of five, had served as the member of Parliament for the Southend West constituency since 1997. He was brutally attacked on Oct. 15, 2021, when meeting constituents in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and later…

The UK’s terrorism threat level has been reduced from severe to substantial, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Wednesday. In a statement to the House of Commons, Patel said security experts at the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) had made the decision on the basis of the latest intelligence available. The “substantial” rating means…

The UK’s terrorism threat level has been reduced from “severe” to “substantial,” Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Wednesday. In a statement to the House of Commons, Patel said security experts at the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) had made the decision on the basis of the latest intelligence available. The “substantial” rating means…

Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has held on to the seat of Southend West following a by-election triggered by the killing of Sir David Amess, the former local MP. Tory candidate Anna Firth won comfortably with 86 percent of the vote, as Labour and the Liberal Democrats, along with other mainstream opposition parties, chose not to…

MP’s security costs have increased by 29 percent last year and are set to rise further following the fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess, the UK’s parliamentary watchdog said on Friday. Publishing its annual figures on MP’s business costs, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said the total security assistance cost for the…

A prisoner has had his jail sentence extended by five years for sending a letter from his cell threatening to kill a member of the British Parliament. Rakeem Malik, 54, a Muslim convert who was born Paul Anthony Harrison, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday for threatening to kill Labour MP Jess Phillips….

The coroner’s inquest into the death of British MP Sir David Amess has opened, only to be put on hold until the end of the trial of the man accused of his murder. The hearing on Oct. 27 was told that the 69-year-old father of five died of “multiple stab wounds to the chest” on Oct….