A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the terrorism-related murder of British MP David Amess.
The Conservative MP for Southend West was stabbed on Friday during a constituency meeting in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.
Ali Harbi Ali, from London, was charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon and remanded in custody.
Mr Ali - the son of an ex-media adviser to a former prime minister of Somalia - sat silently throughout the hearing, only speaking to confirm his name, age, and address.
Earlier, Nick Price, of the CPS, said: "We will submit to the court that this murder has a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations."
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes said: "Today's charge is a significant milestone in the case, but the work from my colleagues in the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will continue apace."
Speaking outside New Scotland Yard, Mr Jukes added: "A large team of detectives have been working around the clock to find out as much as we can about what happened and why.
"That work has included searches at a number of London addresses.
"Our advanced forensics team analysed digital devices and carried out a painstaking review of CCTV footage.
"If there are members of the public who have further information that might help the investigation, I would urge them to come forward.
"Every piece of information in investigations like these is important and you will not be wasting our time."
Floral tributes were left outside Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, where Mr Amess died last week.
On Monday, the UK parliament paid tribute to the MEP as it was announced that Southend would be granted city status, in recognition of his decades-long campaign for the seaside town to be given the honour.
