A day after the shocking assassination of British MP David Ames during a rally with voters in the town of Lee-on-C in the east of England, Scotland Yard announced on Saturday evening that the 25-year-old suspect would remain in custody until at least October 22 and that he had been activated The relevant section of the Counter-Terrorism Act that gives police officers extensive search powers around his actions and for clarification of his motives, which according to a previous police statement, may be related to extremist Islamic ideology.
Among other things, it was learned that a third address in London had become a target for the search, in addition to two others that were published immediately after the murder.
However, he is currently the only one defined as a suspect.
At the same time, the Sky network reported that the suspect's name was Ali Harbi Ali, and that he was a British citizen with a Somali background.
Ames 'tragic death automatically leads to a special election in his constituency to fill the vacant seat in the House of Representatives, but the main opposition parties - Labor and the Democratic Liberals - have announced that in light of the tragic circumstances of Ames' death, they do not intend to field a candidate.
This coalition move against ideological opponents is meant to serve the message of unity, and will in fact ensure that the Conservative candidate wins the election.
This move is similar to the move the Conservatives took after the assassination of Labor MP Joe Cox in 2016. In doing so they are actually sending the message that they will not allow political assassination to change the order of forces in Parliament.
Opposition leader Kir Stramer's unity performance alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday at the murder scene was also intended to serve that purpose.