MP ‘hitlist’ inspired Timms stabber
By politics.co.uk staff
A radical website visited by the woman who attempted to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms is being targeted by the Home Office.
Roshonara Choudhry, who was jailed for life earlier this week after twice stabbing Labour MP Stephen Timms in an advice surgery, visited revolutionmuslim.com and cited it as having inspired her attack.
The website, which is believed to be US-based, lists MPs who voted for the Iraq war and calls Choudhry a “heroine”.
“We ask Allah for her action to inspire Muslims to raise the knife of jihad against those who voted for the countless rapes, murders, pillages, and torture of Muslim civilians as a direct consequence of their vote,” it states.
The Home Office is attempting to place pressure on US authorities to force the removal of the list from the website.
“We should all stand up against extremists, we will raise this with our overseas counterparts to encourage them to remove this content from the website,” a spokesperson said.
“We are determined to tackle extremism and always press for the removal of jihadist material on the internet. Where sites are hosted abroad our ability to close them down is limited.”
