days literally tearing up floorboards and peeling back wallpaper in some instances looking for evidence. this is the scale of what s going on. only if police find evidence of an ideological mind set that this attack was allegedly carried out for an ideological purpose will they call this an act of terrorism. so what the essex police have got is all these resources coming in to help them, but we are still no closer to understanding the motive. as for the individual himself, he s in custody on suspicion of murder. if the police believe that there is a possibility that this is an act of terrorism, they can rearrest him and hold him under the terrorism act which means they can hold him for a lot longer. . 5ir which means they can hold him for a lot longer- - lot longer. . sir david had been an mp in essex lot longer. . sir david had been an mp in essex since lot longer. . sir david had been an mp in essex since 1983, lot longer. . sir david had been an mp in essex since 1983, first