Prevent 'is not fit for purpose', says daughter of murdered Tory MP

The daughter of the murdered MP David Amess has criticised Home Office failures that meant her father's killer was unmonitored for years before the attack, saying the Prevent programme "isn't fit for purpose".

- Jessica Murray

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Katie Amess condemned the fact her father's killer was known to authorities but his case was closed because of "an admin error".

"We know the guy did it," said Katie. "I just want to know how and why he was allowed to... What has been changed to ensure that this never happens again and that another family doesn't have to go through the absolute heartbreak and trauma that has just shattered our world?

"My father gave 40 years of his life to his people and his country. He is owed the decency and the respect to find out where he was failed."

Ali Harbi Ali was convicted of stabbing Amess to death on 15 October 2021 at a church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, where the Conservative MP had been holding an advice surgery for his Southend West constituents.