“Twisted” Ali Harbi Ali staked out Michael Gove’s home on five occasions while planning to murder the Cabinet minister, a jury heard.
Ali, 26, had considered kicking down the door of the Scot’s home at night or launching an attack while the Tory was jogging, the Old Bailey was told.
Instead, “fanatical Islamist terrorist” Ali killed Conservative MP Sir David Amess by stabbing him 21 times with a 12-inch blade at a constituency surgery at a church, the court heard.