The man who was charged with the murder of Sir David Amess has allegedly been plotting to kill a member of Parliament since 2019. Ali Harbi Ali, who was charged on Thursday with murder and preparation of terrorist acts, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the same day. The 25-year-old was arrested on Oct. 15 after Amess, a 69-year-old MP for Southend West, was fatally stabbed while meeting local voters at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea. During a short hearing that lasted for just over 13 minutes, the court heard that Ali allegedly settled on a plot to kill an MP two years ago, focusing on two MPs other than Amess. He is said to have carried out reconnaissance at one of their homes, the surgery of another, and the Houses of Parliament. In the UK, most MPs hold so-called “surgeries”—often on a weekly basis—where their constituents can meet them to raise issues. Ali allegedly murdered …