The man arrested for the murder of MP Sir David Amess has been named as Ali Harbi Ali.The 25-year-old is not believed to have been previously known to security services.
The British national with Somali heritage was arrested after Conservative MP for Southend West Sir David Amess was stabbed at a constituency surgery on Friday.
Detectives have been granted a warrant of further detention at Westminster Magistrates' Court which allows them to hold a man on suspicion of the murder of until October 22.
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