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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Counter-terror review linked to MP’s murder ‘clearly inadequate’

Ali Harbi Ali attacked Sir David Amess during a constituency surgery in 2021 (Metropolitan Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A review of the handling of the killer of MP Sir David Amess under a government counter-terrorism programme has been branded “clearly inadequate” and “a paper exercise”.

His daughter Katie Amess, and former Southend West MP Anna Firth who has supported his family, heavily criticised the review of how terrorist murderer Ali Harbi Ali was dealt with under Prevent and Channel.

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