Man charged with murder of MP Sir David Amess

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Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts after the fatal stabbing of MP Sir David Amess.

The 25-year-old was arrested following the attack at a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on Friday.

Sir David, a Conservative MP since 1983, suffered multiple stab wounds and died at the scene.

Mr Ali is a British man of Somali heritage whose father is a former adviser to Somalia's prime minister.