Ali Harbi Ali tells court he did not feel shame after killing David Amess

Old Bailey hears defendant say he killed Tory MP because he had voted for military campaign in Syria

The man accused of murdering Conservative MP Sir David Amess has told a court he did not have any shame" as he admitted to killing the Conservative MP because he had voted seven years ago in support of a military campaign in Syria.

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, stabbed Amess more than 20 times with a foot-long carving knife at Belfairs Methodist church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, shortly after midday on 15 October 2021, the Old Bailey heard.