Sir Robert Buckland to lead review into failings prior to MP’s murder Sir David Amess’s family were informed of the appointment of the former Conservative justice secretary on Monday. The Independent UK · Mar 23
Murdered MP’s family promised independent review into state failings Former home secretary Yvette Cooper previously wrote to Sir David’s family to reject their calls for an inquiry The Independent UK · Jan 7
Mahmood promises murdered MP’s family independent review into state failings Sir David Amess’s family have made repeated calls for a public inquiry since his death in 2021. Evening Standard · Jan 7
Family of MP Sir David Amess ‘still without answers’ four years after his murder His killer, Ali Harbi Ali, had been referred to the Government’s counter-terror programme Prevent programme. Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025
Murdered MP’s widow accuses Government of ‘cover-up’ following Prevent review Lady Julia Amess described the report as an ‘insult to Sir David’s memory’ in a letter to the Home Secretary. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Daughter of murdered MP criticises Prevent report and reiterates inquiry calls Katie Amess said David Anderson KC’s report ‘tells us there were failures but does not say why’. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
Amess family ‘deeply hurt’ after Home Secretary letter following Prevent review The murdered MP’s family spokesman said Yvette Cooper’s ‘piecemeal approach… will never deliver the whole truth, accountability and justice’. Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025
Prevent programme missed chances to intervene with Southport killer, review told Chances to intervene in Axel Rudakubana’s life were lost because referrals to other agencies were not followed up The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
Prevent programme should continue referrals for no ideology – review The review looking at lessons learned from the cases of MP Sir David Amess’s murderer Ali Harbi Ali and Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana. Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025
UK may need new scheme to detect people obsessed with violence, report to say Exclusive: Report into Prevent criticises handling of Southport attacker and man who killed MP David Amess The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
Starmer warns ‘terrorism has changed’ and says UK faces new threat after Southport murders PM indicates government could change definition of terrorism to account for individuals such as Southport killer The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025
Cooper orders review of anti-terror programme so ‘serious cases are not missed’ The Home Secretary spoke in the Commons on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025
Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024
Plan to tighten law on glorifying terrorism ‘could criminalise crowd at Murrayfield’ Former reviewer of terror legislation says No 10’s efforts to broaden scope of law are ‘dangerous in principle’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023 Manchester Arena inquiry lacks crucial details but is still hard reading for MI5 Two pieces of pre-attack intelligence cannot be made public but it would be unwise to be overly critical of report