On Monday, Politicians from across the political divide united in memory of David Amess, the British lawmaker who was killed last week in a deadly assault that has raised questions about security arrangements for members of parliament.
The police have declared the attack as terrorist and have until Friday to charge the man being held for the assault on Mr. Amess. Three houses in and around London have been searched by anti-terror detectives but no clear motive has yet been disclosed for the assault.
The authorities have not named the suspect, but British press reports identified him as Ali Harbi Ali, 25, of Somali heritage and the son of Harbi Ali Kullane, an adviser to former Somali Prime Minister who lives in London.
Angrily addressing Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told lawmakers that Mr. Amess was taken from us in a contemptible act of violence striking at the core of what it is to be a member of this House. He said Parliament has lost a patriot who believed in this country, in its people, in its future and one of its nicest, kindest and most gentle individuals.