Why Is the Killer of British MP Jo Cox Not Being Called a “Terrorist”?

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8. He sure sounds like one. Says his name is “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain”.

Jo Cox murder suspect tells court his name is 'death to traitors, freedom for Britain'

Thomas Mair has given his name as “death to traitors, freedom for Britain” during his appearance in court charged with the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.

Lady Lawrence warned that a message of hatred against foreigners or people with different religions had been getting louder in the UK and US, citing the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. She criticised comments by Boris Johnson about Obama’s ancestry and said a poster unveiled by Nigel Farage on Thursday was reminiscent of Nazi propaganda.

In the light of the killing, some politicians have questioned the tone of the referendum debate. Writing in the Guardian, Gordon Brown said: “Unless we strive for a culture of respect to replace a culture which does too little to challenge prejudice, we will be learning nothing from what happened to Jo.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/18/thomas-mair-charged-with-of-mp-jo-cox

If the suspect had given his name as "Death to infidels, freedom for Sharia Law", I suspect the term 'terrorism' would have been quickly applied. Killing for political reasons is terrorism no matter what the specific politics are.