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| EU Referendum campaigns remain suspended after Jo Cox attack | EU Referendum campaigns remain suspended after Jo Cox attack |
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| EU referendum campaigning remains suspended, less than a week before polling day, following the fatal attack on Labour MP Jo Cox. | EU referendum campaigning remains suspended, less than a week before polling day, following the fatal attack on Labour MP Jo Cox. |
| Parliament, which was on a break for the referendum, is to be recalled on Monday for tributes to Mrs Cox. | Parliament, which was on a break for the referendum, is to be recalled on Monday for tributes to Mrs Cox. |
| Remain said it would not campaign nationally on Saturday and there is speculation Leave will not either - but nothing has been confirmed. | |
| Planned speeches by Leave campaigners Michael Gove and Nigel Farage are among events to have been postponed. | Planned speeches by Leave campaigners Michael Gove and Nigel Farage are among events to have been postponed. |
| Mother-of-two Mrs Cox died after being shot and stabbed in her constituency. | Mother-of-two Mrs Cox died after being shot and stabbed in her constituency. |
| A 52-year-old man has been arrested following the attack in Birstall, West Yorkshire on Thursday. | A 52-year-old man has been arrested following the attack in Birstall, West Yorkshire on Thursday. |
| Both official EU referendum campaigns were suspended as a mark of respect shortly after the attack. | Both official EU referendum campaigns were suspended as a mark of respect shortly after the attack. |
| In a statement on Friday, Britain Stronger in Europe executive director, Will Straw, said the suspension for the Remain campaign would continue in to Saturday. | In a statement on Friday, Britain Stronger in Europe executive director, Will Straw, said the suspension for the Remain campaign would continue in to Saturday. |
| "The campaign will continue to suspend all its planned national campaign events, street stalls, and rallies tomorrow as a mark of respect for the tragic murder of Jo Cox. | "The campaign will continue to suspend all its planned national campaign events, street stalls, and rallies tomorrow as a mark of respect for the tragic murder of Jo Cox. |
| "Volunteers may choose to continue door-to-door leafleting in their own local areas, but the campaign nationally will not be doing so. We will also be making available tribute books for volunteers and members of the public who wish to mark their respects," he said. | "Volunteers may choose to continue door-to-door leafleting in their own local areas, but the campaign nationally will not be doing so. We will also be making available tribute books for volunteers and members of the public who wish to mark their respects," he said. |
| Labour's regional office in Yorkshire have postponed all referendum campaigning in the region over the weekend. | Labour's regional office in Yorkshire have postponed all referendum campaigning in the region over the weekend. |
| Leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith has pulled out a planned interview with the BBC's Andrew Neil, part of a series of set-piece interviews with leading figures from both sides in the referendum campaign, which had been due to be broadcast on Friday evening. | Leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith has pulled out a planned interview with the BBC's Andrew Neil, part of a series of set-piece interviews with leading figures from both sides in the referendum campaign, which had been due to be broadcast on Friday evening. |
| Politicians including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other party members attended vigils for the popular MP on Thursday night, in London's Parliament Square, and in the parish church in Birstall, while the Union flag was flying at half-mast over the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, | Politicians including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other party members attended vigils for the popular MP on Thursday night, in London's Parliament Square, and in the parish church in Birstall, while the Union flag was flying at half-mast over the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, |
| Prime Minister David Cameron cancelled a rally he had been planning to hold in Gibraltar. Chancellor George Osborne scrapped a speech he had been due to give at the annual Mansion House dinner in the City of London, instead paying tribute to Mrs Cox and to describe her killing as an assault on freedom, liberty and justice. | Prime Minister David Cameron cancelled a rally he had been planning to hold in Gibraltar. Chancellor George Osborne scrapped a speech he had been due to give at the annual Mansion House dinner in the City of London, instead paying tribute to Mrs Cox and to describe her killing as an assault on freedom, liberty and justice. |
| UKIP leader Nigel Farage cancelled a speech and poster launch planned for Friday. | UKIP leader Nigel Farage cancelled a speech and poster launch planned for Friday. |
| Leave campaigner Boris Johnson described the attack as "absolutely horrific": "My thoughts are with Jo and her family. Sad and shocked to hear of Jo Cox's death. Appalling an MP should lose her life simply doing her best for constituents." | Leave campaigner Boris Johnson described the attack as "absolutely horrific": "My thoughts are with Jo and her family. Sad and shocked to hear of Jo Cox's death. Appalling an MP should lose her life simply doing her best for constituents." |