(BBC) A man accused of fatally stabbing Southend West MP Sir David Amess is expected to enter pleas to the charges next month ahead of a trial in March.
Ali Harbi Ali, 25, is charged with the murder of the Conservative politician during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October.
At a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday the judge set a date for a plea hearing on 21 December.
A provisional trial date has previously been set for 7 March.
Mr Ali, from Kentish Town, north London, is also charged with preparing acts of terror between 1 May 2019 and September this year.
