Sir David Amess's killer was exited from the government's Prevent anti-terror programme too quickly and its handling of him was "sub-optimal", a review has said. Ali Harbi Ali murdered the Conservative MP for Southend West at a constituency surgery in October 2021.

Ali Harbi Ali had been referred to the government's counter-terror programme seven years before he killed the respected MP

Ali Harbi Ali referred to anti-terror programme about increasing interest in Islamic ideology seven years before he murdered MP

Sir David's relatives, like the families of the Southport victims, are desperate for a fuller investigation of mistakes made by the Prevent programme - designed to tackle radicalisation.

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A review into the killing of Tory Sir David Amess found inquiries into killer Ali Harbi Ali were dropped by the Prevent anti-terror programme too soon

The Security Minister updated on the Prevent learning review - jointly commissioned with Counter Terrorism Policing following the murder of Sir David