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| Labour MP Jo Cox shot in West Yorkshire - latest updates | Labour MP Jo Cox shot in West Yorkshire - latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.16pm BST | |
| 15:16 | |
| Dozens and dozens of MPs, from all parties, have been using Twitter to express their shock at what happened to Jo Cox and to offer their prayers and best wishes. Here are some of their tweets. | |
| Terribly concerned to hear about attack on our wonderful friend Jo Cox. Love and support to her & family. | |
| Praying for our wonderful colleague and friend Jo Cox. | |
| Utterly, utterly horrific to see reports about @Jo_Cox1. My thoughts and prayers are with her, her family & staff | |
| Jo Cox, her staff and her family are in the thoughts of all colleagues and all parties here at Westminster, very, very sad news. | |
| Totally shocked to hear of the brutal attack on my friend and colleague Jo Cox MP for Batley and Spen. Praying for her speedy recovery. | |
| Absolutely shocked & appalled by attack on Jo Cox. Thoughts & prayers with Jo, her family and friends | |
| Appalling news about attack on Labour MP @Jo_Cox1. Best wishes to her and friends from colleagues in @theSNP https://t.co/iRg0xoGeJB | |
| Profoundly saddened to hear of the attack on colleague Jo Cox I really hope she recovers speedily Attack on one is an attack on all! | |
| Honestly @Jo_Cox1 is the most passionate fighter for justice at home and abroad I know. I hope and pray she's ok | |
| All thoughts and prayers are with the wonderful @Jo_Cox1, one of the kindest and most generous people I know. | |
| Important not to jump to conclusions - just so very sad for Jo Cox; we all love her so much. Praying for her recovery and for Brendan. | |
| Shocking news about @Jo_Cox1 Desperately hoping she pulls through | |
| Thoughts, prayers, love and strength to wonderful, brilliant, dear Jo Cox MP and her husband and children. | |
| Just praying for news that Jo Cox is OK. That is all. | |
| Just heard the terrible news of the attack on @Jo_Cox1 MP in her constituency surgery. Thoughts and prayers with her and her family. | |
| Just been told by a journalist of shooting of Jo Cox MP. After recent incident at my office well aware of threat we face. Praying for her | |
| Horiffic news that Jo Cox MP has been attacked. My thoughts and prayers are with Jo and her family. | |
| Horrific news about my colleague the excellent Jo Cox; a superb MP ad comrade. Thoughts are with her & her family | |
| Shocked to hear news about my brilliant colleague Jo Cox. My thoughts and prayers are with Jo and her family. | |
| 3.06pm BST | |
| 15:06 | |
| Eyewitness describes shooting | |
| Lisa O'Carroll | |
| Eye witness Clarke Rothwell told BBC News said there was an altercation between a man carrying a gun and Cox. | |
| He purposefully targeted her, said Rothwell who runs the cafe next to the library where the incident took place. | |
| He shot this lady and then shot her again. | |
| He lent down. Someone was wrestling with him and he was wielding a knife and lunging at her. Three times she was shot. | |
| People were trying to help her. | |
| Then he ran off down a one-way street. Me and my mate drove round to try and find him. | |
| 3.03pm BST | |
| 15:03 | |
| The Labour MP John Mann told BBC that Jo Cox is an “absolutely outstanding” MP and that he was “totally shaken” by the attack. | |
| She is one of the real stars of the new intake, not just on the Labour side but on all sides. She is hard working, eloquent, everyone likes her, she’s one of the real stars of the future. | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.10pm BST | |
| 3.02pm BST | |
| 15:02 | |
| Britain Stronger in Europe have also suspended campaigning for the day. | |
| 3.01pm BST | |
| 15:01 | |
| Here is more from the Press Association from Hithem Ben Abdallah, 56, who was in the cafe next door to the library shortly after 1pm when he heard screaming and went outside. | |
| Abdallah said the weapon looked handmade and that the man who had been wrestling with the assailant continued to do so even after he saw the gun. | |
| He said: “The man stepped back with the gun and fired it and then he fired a second shot, as he was firing he was looking down at the ground.” | |
| The whole incident lasted about 15 to 20 minutes, Mr Abdallah said and another bystander told him she had also been stabbed. | |
| He added: “He was kicking her and he was pulling her by her hair. A very courageous man from the dry cleaners tried to restrain him and he couldn’t stop him because all of a sudden he pulled a gun. | |
| “She was a standing still target for him when he shot her.” | |
| 2.56pm BST | |
| 14:56 | |
| This is from the former Labour leader Ed Miliband. | |
| Absolutely horrific and shocking news about Jo Cox. All of my thoughts with her and Brendan. | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.00pm BST | |
| 2.55pm BST | |
| 14:55 | |
| This is from Mark Goldring, chief executive at Oxfam, where Jo Cox was head of policy before becoming an MP. | |
| Oxfam is deeply shocked to hear the news. Our thoughts and sympathies are with Jo and her family at this difficult time. | |
| 2.52pm BST | |
| 14:52 | |
| Vote Leave have suspended their campaigning today. This is from Boris Johnson, who has been on the Vote Leave battlebus. | |
| Just heard the absolutely horrific news about the attack on Jo Cox MP. My thoughts are with Jo and her family | |
| 2.50pm BST | |
| 14:50 | |
| This is the scene of the shooting. | |
| 2.46pm BST | |
| 14:46 | |
| Here is Jeremy Corbyn commenting on the shooting. | |
| Utterly shocked by the news of the attack on Jo Cox. The thoughts of the whole Labour Party are with her and her family at this time. | |
| 2.44pm BST | 2.44pm BST |
| 14:44 | 14:44 |
| These are from the BBC’s Phil Bodmer. | These are from the BBC’s Phil Bodmer. |
| Wide police cordon in ace in #Birstall after MP Jo Cox shot at during weekly surgery, 1 man arrested @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/LOkKpw7tW0 | Wide police cordon in ace in #Birstall after MP Jo Cox shot at during weekly surgery, 1 man arrested @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/LOkKpw7tW0 |
| #Breaking; Scene at #Birstall after MP Jo Cox shot pic.twitter.com/vjbvwAAmeF | #Breaking; Scene at #Birstall after MP Jo Cox shot pic.twitter.com/vjbvwAAmeF |
| 2.40pm BST | 2.40pm BST |
| 14:40 | 14:40 |
| Jo Cox is married to Brendan Cox, a former Save the Children executive and special adviser to Gordon Brown. | Jo Cox is married to Brendan Cox, a former Save the Children executive and special adviser to Gordon Brown. |
| 2.37pm BST | 2.37pm BST |
| 14:37 | 14:37 |
| A Labour party spokesman said: | A Labour party spokesman said: |
| We’re aware of the incident that happened this afternoon. All our thoughts are with Jo Cox and her family. We cannot give any further updates at this time. | We’re aware of the incident that happened this afternoon. All our thoughts are with Jo Cox and her family. We cannot give any further updates at this time. |
| 2.35pm BST | 2.35pm BST |
| 14:35 | 14:35 |
| Robert Booth | Robert Booth |
| The shopkeeper in a greengrocer opposite Birstall Library, Golden D’Licious, said that he believed the attacker had been waiting for the MP outside the library. | The shopkeeper in a greengrocer opposite Birstall Library, Golden D’Licious, said that he believed the attacker had been waiting for the MP outside the library. |
| “I was inside the shop and all I heard was a scream and then the gun shot,” he said, without giving his name. “I went out and everyone was dispersing. I couldn’t see because it happened behind a car.” | “I was inside the shop and all I heard was a scream and then the gun shot,” he said, without giving his name. “I went out and everyone was dispersing. I couldn’t see because it happened behind a car.” |
| 2.33pm BST | 2.33pm BST |
| 14:33 | 14:33 |
| This post has been removed while the information it contained is verified | |
| Updated | |
| at 2.46pm BST | |
| 2.31pm BST | 2.31pm BST |
| 14:31 | 14:31 |
| Robert Booth | Robert Booth |
| According to a Labour source, Cox was shot and stabbed after she had conducted her morning surgery for constituents. Another person, who has not been identified, was also injured and both were taken to hospital, the source said. The attack was said to have taken place sometime after 1pm. | According to a Labour source, Cox was shot and stabbed after she had conducted her morning surgery for constituents. Another person, who has not been identified, was also injured and both were taken to hospital, the source said. The attack was said to have taken place sometime after 1pm. |
| 2.30pm BST | 2.30pm BST |
| 14:30 | 14:30 |
| Police say 52-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident | Police say 52-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident |
| Here is the statement from West Yorkshire police in full. | Here is the statement from West Yorkshire police in full. |
| At 12.53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition. | At 12.53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition. |
| A man in his late 40s to early 50s nearby also suffered slight injuries. | A man in his late 40s to early 50s nearby also suffered slight injuries. |
| Armed officers attended and a 52-year-old man was arrested in the area. There are no further details at present. | Armed officers attended and a 52-year-old man was arrested in the area. There are no further details at present. |
| Police presence in the area has been increased as a reassurance to the community. | Police presence in the area has been increased as a reassurance to the community. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.40pm BST | at 2.40pm BST |
| 2.28pm BST | 2.28pm BST |
| 14:28 | 14:28 |
| According to the BBC, a man aged 52 has been arrested in connection with the incident. | According to the BBC, a man aged 52 has been arrested in connection with the incident. |
| 2.27pm BST | 2.27pm BST |
| 14:27 | 14:27 |
| And this is from the Labour mayor of London Sadiq Khan. | And this is from the Labour mayor of London Sadiq Khan. |
| Shocked to hear terrible news about brilliant MP and friend Jo Cox. Thinking of her and praying for her and family. | Shocked to hear terrible news about brilliant MP and friend Jo Cox. Thinking of her and praying for her and family. |