Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess requires apology

The daughter of an Conservative MP who was stabbed to dying at a constituency surgical procedure has mentioned rap group Kneecap ought to apologise over feedback the place they allegedly known as for MPs to be killed.

A video emerged of the west Belfast trio at a November 2023 gig showing to indicate one particular person from the band saying: “The one good Tory is a useless Tory. Kill your native MP.”

Katie Amess, whose father Sir David Amess was an MP when he was murdered in 2021, mentioned she was “gobsmacked on the stupidity of anyone or a bunch of individuals being within the public eye and saying such harmful, violent rhetoric”.

Tory Social gathering chief Kemi Badenoch has since known as for police prosecution.

Kneecap have mentioned on social media that they’ve “confronted a co-ordinated smear marketing campaign”.

In a put up on social media, Badenoch known as for motion: “Kneecap’s glorification of terrorism and anti-British hatred has no place in our society”.

“After the homicide of Sir David Amess, this calls for prosecution,” she added.

Ms Amess advised BBC Information NI’s Good Morning Ulster programme that the band’s alleged feedback have been deeply upsetting and hurtful to her and her household.

“It’s simply past perception that human beings would communicate like that at the moment and this can be very harmful,” Ms Amess advised BBC Information NI’s Good Morning Ulster programme.

“To say to kill anyone, what on earth are they pondering?”

Ms Amess mentioned there have been “absolute nutters” who might attempt to act upon the feedback allegedly made by Kneecap.

Sir David, who represented Southend West within the Home of Commons, was stabbed to dying by Ali Harbi Ali, a fanatic of so-called Islamic State, at a constituency surgical procedure on 15 October 2021.

The Metropolitan Police additionally mentioned one other video, from November 2024, was being assessed.

The footage appeared to indicate a Kneecap band member shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” at a efficiency in London.

Each Hamas and Hezbollah, are banned within the UK and it’s a crime to specific assist for them.

A Met Police spokesperson mentioned: “We have been made conscious of a video on 22 April, believed to be from an occasion in November 2024, and it has been referred to the Counter Terrorism Web Referral Unit (CTIRU) for evaluation and to find out whether or not any additional police investigation could also be required.

“We’ve additionally been made conscious of one other video believed to be from an occasion in November 2023.”

Ms Amess mentioned Kneecap ought to contact her and apologise to her “and each different individual that has been offended by this”.

She mentioned the band ought to take a “lengthy exhausting look within the mirror and realise that my household and my life has been destroyed, I’ll by no means ever be the identical once more and we misplaced an exquisite man, an exquisite parliamentarian they usually might solely hope to be nearly as good an individual as he’s”.

“I feel after they hear these phrases from me, they’ll realise the ache and the torment, it has simply ruined my life and my household’s life,” she mentioned.

“I’ve hope, I feel that they’re going to ask for forgiveness, they did not suppose it via and possibly they’ll work with individuals to teach them and alter the minds of their followers, as a result of I’m positive this incited their followers to think about evil and violence and abhorrent issues.”

Ms Amess mentioned she could be ready to fulfill Kneecap and have a dialog with them.

“If they’re keen to hearken to how my life has been obliterated and can by no means be the identical, for them to say these phrases is clearly very triggering,” she mentioned.

“I am positive deep down they’re good individuals, hopefully they simply made a mistake and are going to apologise for it.”

A authorities spokesman mentioned: “We unequivocally condemn threatening remarks made in the direction of any particular person.

“Political intimidation and abuse should have no place in our society. We recognise the chilling impact that harassment and intimidation of elected representatives can have on our democracy.

“All studies of intimidation, harassment and threats are taken extraordinarily significantly. We work with the police and Parliament to do every little thing in our energy to crack down on threats to elected officers.”

Democratic Unionist Social gathering chief Gavin Robinson known as for Kneecap to be investigated.

“Selling sectarianism, glorifying violence and spreading division beneath the guise of “artwork” continues to be hate,” the Belfast East MP mentioned in a put up on X.

Not one of the members of the group have been charged with any offences.

The group has confronted current criticism after they displayed messages in regards to the warfare in Gaza throughout their set at US music competition Coachella earlier this month.

Following former X Issue decide Sharon Osbourne calling for Kneecap’s US work visas to be revoked, the band was dropped by its now-former sponsor and reserving agent Impartial Artist Group (IAG). The company confirmed the break up to The Hollywood Reporter.

Kneecap hit again on the visa name, and when requested by BBC Information NI for a response, the band replied: “Statements aren’t aggressive, murdering 20,000 kids is although.”

The visas held by the band members are understood to now not be legitimate and they’re within the strategy of securing a brand new sponsor forward of its sellout October tour in North America.

Kneecap, made up of Liam Og Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Caireallain and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, alleged on social media they’ve “confronted a co-ordinated smear marketing campaign”, saying their reveals have beforehand “known as out” the battle in Gaza.

In addition they appeared to recommend they’d be taking authorized motion in opposition to the “malicious efforts”.

Earlier within the week, Kneecap’s supervisor Daniel Lambert mentioned the band had acquired “extreme” dying threats after Coachella.