for southend. police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder, and over the weekend they have been searching three properties in london. the man in custody is ali harbi ali, 25 years old and a british national of somali heritage. he went to school in croydon in south london. a few years ago he was referred to the prevent scheme, which is designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. there are now calls to increase security for mps. the home secretary, priti patel, is considering police guards at constituency meetings. we must not let the terrorists alter our way of lives, but we also need to, as we move forward and push back against this, do this in a responsible way. for now, southend is in mourning for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. arun iyengar, bbc news. we re joined now by our political correspondent chris mason.
a conservative mp since 1983, first in basildon and later in southend west, he was known and loved for his hands on approach with voters. one of his many campaigns was to get city status for southend. police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder, and over the weekend they have been searching three properties in london. the man in custody is ali harbi ali, 25 years old and a british national of somali heritage. he went to school in croydon in south london. a few years ago he was referred to the prevent scheme, which is designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. for now, southend is in mourning for a man who dedicated his life to the service of his community. arun iyengar, bbc news. brendan cox, the husband of the murdered labour mpjo cox, says it brought back terrible memories when he heard of the attack on sir david amess.
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our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford has the very latest on the investigation. a significant search operation at a large family house in london as the counterterrorism investigation into the murder of sir david amess mp turned towards the capital today. this is one of three addresses that detectives have visited to gather evidence. yesterday, there was a police guard at this house on a leafy street in north london. today, the search operation intensified. police have also searched a smaller house in croydon where the suspect grew up. the man in custody is ali harbi ali, 25 years old and a british national of somali heritage. he went to school in croydon in south london. a few years ago he was referred to the prevent scheme. he was not an m15 subjective interest. in lyon c, the
he went to school in croydon in south london. a few years ago he was referred to the prevent scheme. he was not an mi5 subjective interest. in leigh on sea, the murdered mp was being remembered at a series of church services. the scheme designed to stop people getting involved in terrorism. in leigh on sea, the murdered mp was being remembered at a series of church services. our community has been rocked by the death of david amis. one man was talking to him on video call moments before he was attacked. i happen to be on zoom. minutes later this attack happened. as the town mourned its long serving member of parliament, we learned more details about sir david s parliamentary assistant witnessed the attack.