Killers who commit the vilest crimes in the UK are handed a whole-life prison term, meaning they will die behind bars. There are currently dozens of criminals locked up in prison who will never be released.
Ali Harber Ali, the 26-year-old terrorist who stabbed a Southend MP to death at a constituency surgery in October last year, is the latest to join them.
The Islamic State fanatic, from Kentish Town in north London, was convicted of murdering Sir David Amess and preparing terrorist acts by a jury at the Old Bailey.
The cold and callous killer told his trial that he had no regrets about the murder, defending his actions by saying Sir David deserved to die because he had voted in Parliament for air strikes on Syria.
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