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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 the fatal attack on MP Jo Cox. | |
Mrs Cox died in hospital after being shot and stabbed in an attack in her Batley and Spen constituency. | |
Speaking before news of her death, the Remain and Leave campaigns issued statements saying they had suspended campaigning for the day. | |
David Cameron cancelled a rally he had been planning to hold 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. |
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. |