Counterterrorism police are investigating whether the synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie has previously made death threats to an MP over his position on Israel .

The Conservative MP John Howell received a series of threatening emails after he spoke out in defence of Israel’s right to protect itself, it has been reported.

One letter was sent from a “Jihad Alshamie” who told him that “It is people like you who deserve to die”, however it is unclear if the attacker is the same person who sent the correspondence.

The now former MP John Howell, who represented Henley from 2008 to 2024, was offered police protection and was removed the details of his local office from his website.

At the time, Mr Howell spoke about receiving the letter. He said: "The last thing I want to appear as is a dra

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