(BBC) The man accused of killing the MP Sir David Amess will face trial next year.
Ali Harbi Ali, 25, is charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts, following the attack a week ago.
He appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday via video-link from Belmarsh prison. A provisional trial date was set for 7 March 2022.
Mr Ali, from Kentish Town in north London, wore a grey sweatshirt and lifted up his face mask to confirm his name and date of birth.
Sir David, 69, the Conservative MP for Southend West, was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.
