Jo Cox death: Vigils held in memory of killed Labour MP

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Friday, June 17, 2016

Vigils have been held for Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed in the street.

Hundreds of people packed into a church in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday evening, while a vigil was also held outside Parliament.

Mrs Cox’s husband said the mother-of-two had fought for “a better world”.

Her attacker is reported to have shouted “put Britain first” at least twice. A 52-year-old man, named locally as Tommy Mair, has been arrested.

The attack happened not far from Birstall Library, where Mrs Cox, who was 41, had been holding a constituency surgery on Thursday. She had been the MP for Batley and Spen since last year.