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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sam Hall

Sir David Amess’s daughter says Prevent programme ‘catastrophically’ failed him

Katie Amess takes part in a candle lighting ceremony during a reception for the Anne Frank Trust at the InterContinental London (Chris Jackson/PA. - (PA Archive)

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess said he was “catastrophically” failed by the Government’s Prevent programme, as she called for a full inquest into his death.

The veteran MP, 69, was stabbed to death by Ali Harbi Ali at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex in October 2021.

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