David Amess killer to die in prison after getting whole-life term

Amess' family said: “It breaks our heart to know that our husband and father would have greeted the murderer with a smile of friendship.”

Mr Justice Sweeney (left) handing down a whole life sentence at the Old Bailey in London, to Ali Harbi Ali (right) (Elizabeth Cook/PA)

The homegrown terrorist who murdered veteran MP David Amess in a warped retaliation against politicians who voted to bomb Syria will die in jail after being handed a whole-life prison term.

Unrepentant Ali Harbi Ali pursed his lips briefly but otherwise showed little emotion as Mr Justice Sweeney handed down his sentence at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.