Murdered David Amess’ daughter says he was ‘catastrophically’ failed by Home Office

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Murdered David Amess’ daughter says he was ‘catastrophically’ ******* by Home Office

The daughter of

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, murdered by an Islamic State supporter at his MP surgery, says she was “catastrophically” ******* by the government’s Prevent programme.

Katie Amess reportedly launched a

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civil case for personal

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earlier this year following her

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in 2021.

Sir David, 69, was

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, who pretended to be a constituent interested in local churches before launching an ******* he had planned for seven years outside the constituency surgery held at a Methodist ******* in Leigh-on-Sea.

Ali, 28, had been referred to the Home Office’s deradicalisation scheme Prevent seven years earlier but boasted he was able to look compliant when dealing with the organisation.

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Sir David Amess with his beloved pugs Lilly and Botox (PA Archive)

He was sentenced in 2022 to a whole-life prison term.

“We know the guy did it,” Sir Amess’ daughter Katie told

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“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?”

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Ali Harbi Ali, after being arrested on suspicion of the ******* of Sir David Amess (PA)

“The police told us they didn’t follow up with him due to an admin error,” said Ms Amess, who wants a full inquest into her father’s ******.

According to the coroner’s report, Ali’s six-month review of his Prevent case was “missed” and then his yearly review revealed “nothing of concern”.

Ms Amess said: “He was reported. People were trying to help us. And so why was he allowed to just go on and do whatever he wanted for seven years? What happened to my dad should not have been an admin error.”

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Armed police officers outside Belfairs Methodist ******* in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, where ************* MP Sir David Amess was stabbed to ****** (PA Wire)

“It’s pretty obvious that Prevent isn’t fit for purpose, it has consistently ******* people,” Katie said. “It ******* me. It ******* my family catastrophically, it ******* the public and also it ******* other members of parliament.”

Sir David Amess was born and raised in the county he served. He was grammar school educated and studied economics and government at Bournemouth University. The married father-of-five was first elected an MP in 1983 for the Essex town of

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Just the day before her father’s ******* Katie’s older brother, David, was left a threat to harm and ***** him and his father over a voicemail.

Essex Police officers drove by the Amess family home to check for suspicious activity that same night but didn’t provide security for his tragic surgery the next day.

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Mourners pay their respects to Sir David Amess (PA Wire)

The coroner concluded the threat was “taken seriously” with police later ruling the threat was unrelated to the *******, but his daughter still feels the force ******* her father.

“We fully presumed that they would provide protection the next day,” she told the The Sunday Times. “But they ******* us massively. You work for the people. You’re protecting society. That’s your job … Just one threat should be enough.”

A Home Office spokesperson said: “Our thoughts continue to be with Sir David Amess’ family and friends.

“The ******* on Sir David Amess was an awful tragedy, the safety of members of Parliament is paramount, and significant work has been taken forward in response to his tragic ********.

“Prevent is a vital tool to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism and tackles all ideological causes of terrorism.”

An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Sir David Amess was a thoroughly committed public ******** who worked tirelessly for his community.

“In the immediate aftermath of his *******, two of our heroic unarmed officers ran into the face of danger, trying desperately to save him and of course detaining his *******.”

The force added: “We are aware that what is in effect a protective claim form has been filed at court, however as these papers have not been served on our force, we are unable to comment any further upon them.

“We remain committed to supporting our elected members across the county in the ********** of their public duty and to this end we regularly review and advise around security arrangements for our Members of Parliament.”

Essex Police said that “as with all forces up and down the country”, it does not provide officers to police constituency surgeries.

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