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Referendum campaigning suspended after attack on Jo Cox MP Referendum campaigning suspended after fatal attack on Jo Cox MP
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Both official EU referendum campaigns have suspended their operations as a mark of respect following an attack on MP Jo Cox. Both official EU referendum campaigns have suspended their operations as a mark of respect following the fatal attack on MP Jo Cox.
Mrs Cox is in critical condition after she was shot and stabbed in an attack in her Batley and Spen constituency. Mrs Cox died in hospital after being shot and stabbed in an attack in her Batley and Spen constituency.
The Remain campaign said: "We are suspending all campaigning for the day. Our thoughts are with Jo Cox and her family." Speaking before news of her death, the Remain and Leave campaigns issued statements saying they had suspended campaigning for the day.
Vote Leave said it had called off its battle bus tour. David Cameron cancelled a rally he had been planning to hold in Gibraltar.
Boris Johnson, who was campaigning on the bus with fellow Leave supporting Tory MP Penny Mordaunt, said: "As everyone knows, a colleague of ours in Parliament, Jo Cox, has been attacked and very seriously injured today.
"We've decided in view of that to suspend all campaigning. Penny and I will both be going back to London to find out more. Our thoughts are very much with Jo Cox and her family.
"Whoever it is who has done this - I understand somebody has been arrested - I hope that they are brought to justice as soon possible."
Prime Minister David Cameron has cancelled a Remain rally he had been planning to hold later in Gibraltar.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has cancelled a speech and poster launch planned for Friday.UKIP leader Nigel Farage has cancelled a speech and poster launch planned for Friday.
Chancellor George Osborne will not be making a speech at the Mansion House, in the City of London, which had been planned for later. Boris Johnson, who was campaigning on Leave battle bus with fellow Tory MP Penny Mordaunt, made a short statement before news of Mrs Cox's death had been confirmed, saying they were heading back to London and their thoughts were with Mrs Cox's family.
"Whoever it is who has done this - I understand somebody has been arrested - I hope that they are brought to justice as soon possible," he added.
Chancellor George Osborne will not be making a campaign speech at the Mansion House, in the City of London, which had been planned for later.