A militant Islamist website run from the US has been forced to remove a page listing MPs who voted for the Iraq war and calling on Muslims "to raise the knife of jihad" against them.

The Home Office urged US authorities to intervene over the postings on the site, which is alleged to have inspired the London student Roshonara Choudhry to attack the MP Stephen Timms.

Choudhry, 21, was this week jailed for life for stabbing the East Ham MP twice in the stomach at his surgery.

The website described her as a "heroine" and encouraged others to follow her example.

"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," a posting on the site said before it was taken down.

Today, an attempt to access the page brought the announcement: "Page not found. Sorry, the page you were looking for does not exist."

A Home Office spokesman confirmed the government had pressed for the page to be removed, saying: "We did get in touch with the US government about it, and it has come down."

The list contained the names of 395 MPs who voted for the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In her testimony, Choudhry told police she had visited the website.

The site gave instructions on how to "track an MP", and advice on how to attend an MP's surgery "where you can encounter them in person".

It also listed the times and addresses of Timms's constituency surgeries and a telephone number to book an appointment.