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| Death of Jo Cox: police investigate motive for killing of Labour MP – latest news | Death of Jo Cox: police investigate motive for killing of Labour MP – latest news |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.20am BST | |
| 10:20 | |
| The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has posted a message on Twitter expressing his shock at what happened to Jo Cox. | |
| Profondément choqué par le meurtre hier de Jo Cox, dans ce qui n'est rien d'autre qu'une atteinte intolérable contre la démocratie. | |
| This translates as: | |
| Deeply shocked by the murder yesterday of Jo Cox, in what is nothing other than an intolerable affront against democracy. | |
| 10.14am BST | |
| 10:14 | |
| The Russian embassy has posted a message on Twitter saying it is appalled by the killing of Jo Cox. | |
| Appalled by murder of Jo Cox. Nothing could symbolize more democracy as antithesis to violence. #jocoxMP pic.twitter.com/r8BONCdTQL | |
| 10.01am BST | |
| 10:01 | |
| The death of Jo Cox was raised in the Canadian parliament yesterday. Nathan Cullen, a Canadian MP who met her when they were both engaged in humanitarian work abroad and who was a friend, paid an emotional tribute to her. By the end he appeared to be in tears, and fellow MPs gave him a standing ovation. He told colleagues: | |
| Mr Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the life of Jo Cox, a mom of two beautiful children, a friend, a dedicated Labour MP, and a long advocate of human rights in Britain and around the world, who was murdered today. She dedicated her passion to those who needed it most, and she harnessed her limitless love, even and especially for those who allowed hate to consume them. | |
| Updated | |
| at 10.04am BST | |
| 9.45am BST | 9.45am BST |
| 09:45 | 09:45 |
| Matthew Weaver | Matthew Weaver |
| Police were considering giving Jo Cox extra security protection after she was subjected to three months of abusive messages, according to the Times. | Police were considering giving Jo Cox extra security protection after she was subjected to three months of abusive messages, according to the Times. |
| There is no known link between the messages and yesterday’s attack, the paper pointed out. | There is no known link between the messages and yesterday’s attack, the paper pointed out. |
| It said additional security was being considered at her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, where the attack took place, as well as at her houseboat in London. | It said additional security was being considered at her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, where the attack took place, as well as at her houseboat in London. |
| Separately, Devon and Cornwall police said a 37-year-old man was being held in custody over an abusive phone call made to the office of the Labour MP Ben Bradshaw. | |
| A statement from the force said: “An abusive phone call to MP Ben Bradshaw was recorded on his office answering machine. The office contacted parliamentary police and Devon and Cornwall police. | A statement from the force said: “An abusive phone call to MP Ben Bradshaw was recorded on his office answering machine. The office contacted parliamentary police and Devon and Cornwall police. |
| Updated | |
| at 10.00am BST | |
| 9.44am BST | 9.44am BST |
| 09:44 | 09:44 |
| Gabrielle Giffords, who was a congresswoman when she was shot in the head in 2011, has been using Twitter to express her horror at the killing of Jo Cox. | Gabrielle Giffords, who was a congresswoman when she was shot in the head in 2011, has been using Twitter to express her horror at the killing of Jo Cox. |
| Absolutely sickened to hear of the assassination of Jo Cox. She was young, courageous, and hardworking. A rising star, mother, and wife. | Absolutely sickened to hear of the assassination of Jo Cox. She was young, courageous, and hardworking. A rising star, mother, and wife. |
| The assassination of MP Jo Cox at the hands of a man driven by hatred is a manifestation of a coarseness in our politics that must stop. | The assassination of MP Jo Cox at the hands of a man driven by hatred is a manifestation of a coarseness in our politics that must stop. |
| The scores of events that I and so many others like Jo Cox have hosted represent the importance of a democracy connected to its citizens. | The scores of events that I and so many others like Jo Cox have hosted represent the importance of a democracy connected to its citizens. |
| I grieve for Jo Cox’s family, friends, constituents, and for the people of Great Britain. | I grieve for Jo Cox’s family, friends, constituents, and for the people of Great Britain. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.46am BST | at 9.46am BST |
| 9.38am BST | 9.38am BST |
| 09:38 | 09:38 |
| At Westminster people have been leaving flowers in memory of Jo Cox at Parliament Square. | At Westminster people have been leaving flowers in memory of Jo Cox at Parliament Square. |
| 9.24am BST | 9.24am BST |
| 09:24 | 09:24 |
| The Times’s Matt Chorley has written a good tribute to Jo Cox in his Red Box morning political briefing email. Here’s an extract. | The Times’s Matt Chorley has written a good tribute to Jo Cox in his Red Box morning political briefing email. Here’s an extract. |
| MPs are forever being told: “You just don’t get it, do you?” In fact most do get it. They get it because they hear about it every week in quiet halls and libraries like the one Jo left yesterday lunchtime before being so brutally struck down. | MPs are forever being told: “You just don’t get it, do you?” In fact most do get it. They get it because they hear about it every week in quiet halls and libraries like the one Jo left yesterday lunchtime before being so brutally struck down. |
| They get it because they listen in their constituency surgeries to the cries of help from those who have nowhere left to turn. They get it because every day they struggle against the national unfairnesses and local bureaucracies that we each encounter just fleetingly. They miss their own families’ lives being played out to attend never-ending meetings about other people’s. | They get it because they listen in their constituency surgeries to the cries of help from those who have nowhere left to turn. They get it because every day they struggle against the national unfairnesses and local bureaucracies that we each encounter just fleetingly. They miss their own families’ lives being played out to attend never-ending meetings about other people’s. |
| It is one of the great quirks of British politics that from the prime minister down our elected politicians make themselves available to their constituents openly and warmly. We now know what a risk that can be. It has since emerged that Jo had faced months of abuse and police were poised to put extra security in place. Other MPs are fearful for their safety. One of the foundations of our democracy will inevitably be chipped away. | It is one of the great quirks of British politics that from the prime minister down our elected politicians make themselves available to their constituents openly and warmly. We now know what a risk that can be. It has since emerged that Jo had faced months of abuse and police were poised to put extra security in place. Other MPs are fearful for their safety. One of the foundations of our democracy will inevitably be chipped away. |
| It’s true that some MPs could earn more money elsewhere. They could all have an easier life. But they put up with it all because they think it is the right thing to do, because they want to change the world. | It’s true that some MPs could earn more money elsewhere. They could all have an easier life. But they put up with it all because they think it is the right thing to do, because they want to change the world. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.27am BST | at 9.27am BST |
| 9.06am BST | 9.06am BST |
| 09:06 | 09:06 |
| Lord Kinnock, the former Labour leader, sounded close to tears as he paid tribute to Jo Cox on BBC News this morning. Cox used to work for his wife Glenys when she was an MEP. You can watch it here. | Lord Kinnock, the former Labour leader, sounded close to tears as he paid tribute to Jo Cox on BBC News this morning. Cox used to work for his wife Glenys when she was an MEP. You can watch it here. |
| Here’s an excerpt. | Here’s an excerpt. |
| We’ve known Jo since she came to work for Glenys in the European parliament 20 years ago, and it would be no exaggeration to say that both of us felt about her as if she was a beloved niece, because that’s the kind of relationship it was. | We’ve known Jo since she came to work for Glenys in the European parliament 20 years ago, and it would be no exaggeration to say that both of us felt about her as if she was a beloved niece, because that’s the kind of relationship it was. |
| She was a woman of huge intelligence, sparkling. She was merry, she had a marvellous sense of dedicated purpose without any kind of piety or pomposity at all. She was wonderful company but she was also a ferociously effective political activist and she showed that before she became a member of parliament and we were hugely proud when she was selected and then elected. We both went up to speak for her and it was obvious then that the community had taken Jo to its heart – just like everybody else did. You’ve spoken to people from across the political spectrum and you don’t produce testimonies like that unless you are quite extraordinary and she certainly was … | She was a woman of huge intelligence, sparkling. She was merry, she had a marvellous sense of dedicated purpose without any kind of piety or pomposity at all. She was wonderful company but she was also a ferociously effective political activist and she showed that before she became a member of parliament and we were hugely proud when she was selected and then elected. We both went up to speak for her and it was obvious then that the community had taken Jo to its heart – just like everybody else did. You’ve spoken to people from across the political spectrum and you don’t produce testimonies like that unless you are quite extraordinary and she certainly was … |
| It’s a death in the family, there’s no doubt at all about that – our family, the Labour family, the family of Batley and Spen – because that’s the kind of feeling, the response that she nourished. There’s a phrase from Shelley, ‘a day-star of the age’ and Jo Cox was a day-star. | It’s a death in the family, there’s no doubt at all about that – our family, the Labour family, the family of Batley and Spen – because that’s the kind of feeling, the response that she nourished. There’s a phrase from Shelley, ‘a day-star of the age’ and Jo Cox was a day-star. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.07am BST | at 9.07am BST |
| 8.54am BST | 8.54am BST |
| 08:54 | 08:54 |
| Andrew Sparrow | Andrew Sparrow |
| Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Claire. I will be blogging today with my colleague Matthew Weaver. | Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Claire. I will be blogging today with my colleague Matthew Weaver. |
| We’ve already mentioned the result of the Tooting byelection, but here, for the record, are the results in full. | We’ve already mentioned the result of the Tooting byelection, but here, for the record, are the results in full. |
| Rosena Allin-Khan (Lab) 17,894 (55.92%, up 8.73%) Dan Watkins (C) 11,537 (36.05%, down 5.83%) Esther Obiri-Darko (Green) 830 (2.59%, down 1.52%) Alex Glassbrook (LD) 820 (2.56%, down 1.37%) Elizabeth Jones (UKIP) 507 (1.58%, down 1.29%) Des Coke (CPA) 164 (0.51%) Howling Laud Hope (Loony) 54 (0.17%) Graham Moore (Eng Dem) 50 (0.16%) Akbar Ali Malik (Immigrants) 44 (0.14%) Ankit Love (Love) 32 (0.10%) Zirwa Javaid (Ind) 30 (0.09%) Zia Samadani (Ind) 23 (0.07%) Bobby Smith (GMBE) 9 (0.03%) Smiley Smillie (Ind) 5 (0.02%) | Rosena Allin-Khan (Lab) 17,894 (55.92%, up 8.73%) Dan Watkins (C) 11,537 (36.05%, down 5.83%) Esther Obiri-Darko (Green) 830 (2.59%, down 1.52%) Alex Glassbrook (LD) 820 (2.56%, down 1.37%) Elizabeth Jones (UKIP) 507 (1.58%, down 1.29%) Des Coke (CPA) 164 (0.51%) Howling Laud Hope (Loony) 54 (0.17%) Graham Moore (Eng Dem) 50 (0.16%) Akbar Ali Malik (Immigrants) 44 (0.14%) Ankit Love (Love) 32 (0.10%) Zirwa Javaid (Ind) 30 (0.09%) Zia Samadani (Ind) 23 (0.07%) Bobby Smith (GMBE) 9 (0.03%) Smiley Smillie (Ind) 5 (0.02%) |
| Lab maj 6,357 (19.87%) | Lab maj 6,357 (19.87%) |
| 7.28% swing C to Lab | 7.28% swing C to Lab |
| Electorate 74,695; Turnout 31,999 (42.84%, -26.88%) | Electorate 74,695; Turnout 31,999 (42.84%, -26.88%) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.59am BST | at 8.59am BST |
| 8.45am BST | 8.45am BST |
| 08:45 | 08:45 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Here is what we now know, with all political campaigning suspended in the wake of the violent death of Jo Cox yesterday. | Here is what we now know, with all political campaigning suspended in the wake of the violent death of Jo Cox yesterday. |
| I and Jo’s friends and family are going to work every moment of our lives to love and nurture our kids and to fight against the hate that killed Jo. | I and Jo’s friends and family are going to work every moment of our lives to love and nurture our kids and to fight against the hate that killed Jo. |
| Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life. | Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life. |
| It is cruel and terrible that her life was cut short by a violent act of political intolerance … This is how we must honour Jo Cox – by rejecting bigotry in all its forms, and instead embracing, as she always did, everything that binds us together. | It is cruel and terrible that her life was cut short by a violent act of political intolerance … This is how we must honour Jo Cox – by rejecting bigotry in all its forms, and instead embracing, as she always did, everything that binds us together. |
| The referendum is a great exercise in democracy. But the campaign has been suspended, on both sides, out of respect for Jo and her family – and for that democracy that she served. | The referendum is a great exercise in democracy. But the campaign has been suspended, on both sides, out of respect for Jo and her family – and for that democracy that she served. |
| One of the virtues of our parliamentary democracy is the everyday accessibility of MPs to the people they represent. It’s what makes the way we govern ourselves very different from many others. We believe in freedom, liberty and justice … Today’s horrible events are an assault on all of these values. | One of the virtues of our parliamentary democracy is the everyday accessibility of MPs to the people they represent. It’s what makes the way we govern ourselves very different from many others. We believe in freedom, liberty and justice … Today’s horrible events are an assault on all of these values. |
| Jo’s death reminds us that our democracy is precious but fragile – we must never forget to cherish it. | Jo’s death reminds us that our democracy is precious but fragile – we must never forget to cherish it. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.48am BST | at 8.48am BST |
| 8.36am BST | 8.36am BST |
| 08:36 | 08:36 |
| At the close of the Today programme discussion, Cooper and Lynch were asked about the tone of political discourse. | At the close of the Today programme discussion, Cooper and Lynch were asked about the tone of political discourse. |
| Lynch said she would welcome a more “respectful approach”: | Lynch said she would welcome a more “respectful approach”: |
| We’ve all been a bit taken aback by the nature and the tone of this referendum … We’ve all had to get used to that … this is the nature of politics. | We’ve all been a bit taken aback by the nature and the tone of this referendum … We’ve all had to get used to that … this is the nature of politics. |
| Cooper said she felt the mood had changed: | Cooper said she felt the mood had changed: |
| There has been an increase in vitriol in public debate … that’s never healthy. | There has been an increase in vitriol in public debate … that’s never healthy. |
| Disagreements are essential but there’s a feeling that there is more nastiness … The thing about Jo is that she would always have stood against that. | Disagreements are essential but there’s a feeling that there is more nastiness … The thing about Jo is that she would always have stood against that. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.38am BST | at 8.38am BST |
| 8.34am BST | 8.34am BST |
| 08:34 | 08:34 |
| Both MPs said it was crucial that MPs did not become cut off from the communities they serve, after reports that Labour colleague Rachel Reeves has closed her constituency office today over security concerns. | Both MPs said it was crucial that MPs did not become cut off from the communities they serve, after reports that Labour colleague Rachel Reeves has closed her constituency office today over security concerns. |
| Lynch told the BBC: | Lynch told the BBC: |
| As many of my colleagues have said, to be a good MP you have to be rooted in your constituency, you have to be as available as possible … It’s incredibly difficult to then think about what the future looks like, how to manage those safety risks but also be effective. | As many of my colleagues have said, to be a good MP you have to be rooted in your constituency, you have to be as available as possible … It’s incredibly difficult to then think about what the future looks like, how to manage those safety risks but also be effective. |
| Cooper agreed: | Cooper agreed: |
| It’s so important for MPs to be embedded in the community you represent … that kind of daily discussion you have is so incredible important. | It’s so important for MPs to be embedded in the community you represent … that kind of daily discussion you have is so incredible important. |
| [But] you also want to make sure your staff are properly protected. | [But] you also want to make sure your staff are properly protected. |
| She said most encounters with constituents were warm, but tragedies such as yesterday’s “hit the headlines and break everyone’s heart”. | She said most encounters with constituents were warm, but tragedies such as yesterday’s “hit the headlines and break everyone’s heart”. |
| 8.31am BST | 8.31am BST |
| 08:31 | 08:31 |
| Labour MPs Yvette Cooper and Holly Lynch have been speaking on the Today programme: | Labour MPs Yvette Cooper and Holly Lynch have been speaking on the Today programme: |
| Cooper described Jo Cox “as somebody who saw life and shook it up”: | Cooper described Jo Cox “as somebody who saw life and shook it up”: |
| It is unbearable to feel she has had hers stolen away. Most of us are struggling to process it … | It is unbearable to feel she has had hers stolen away. Most of us are struggling to process it … |
| She never opted for the easy path, she would walk towards problems rather than walk away from them. | She never opted for the easy path, she would walk towards problems rather than walk away from them. |
| Cooper singled out Cox’s work to assist refugees: | Cooper singled out Cox’s work to assist refugees: |
| She seized on a challenge and we all encouraged her to do that … | She seized on a challenge and we all encouraged her to do that … |
| She was brilliant, seized on things, was a fierce advocate for the things she believed in, but also for her family … She never stopped doing both and doing both brilliantly. She was a fantastic mum as well as an amazing politician. | She was brilliant, seized on things, was a fierce advocate for the things she believed in, but also for her family … She never stopped doing both and doing both brilliantly. She was a fantastic mum as well as an amazing politician. |
| Lynch – who, like Cox, became an MP in the election last year – remembered: | Lynch – who, like Cox, became an MP in the election last year – remembered: |
| Coming into Westminster, it is a funny place to get your head wrapped around – she always seemed to have a clarity. | Coming into Westminster, it is a funny place to get your head wrapped around – she always seemed to have a clarity. |
| She was able to use her personality and her experience to build support right across the chamber. | She was able to use her personality and her experience to build support right across the chamber. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.35am BST | at 8.35am BST |
| 8.08am BST | 8.08am BST |
| 08:08 | 08:08 |
| In Birstall this morning, the site where Jo Cox was attacked, close to the library where she held her regular surgery for constituents, remains under police investigation. | In Birstall this morning, the site where Jo Cox was attacked, close to the library where she held her regular surgery for constituents, remains under police investigation. |
| 7.55am BST | 7.55am BST |
| 07:55 | 07:55 |
| In the wake of the killing of Jo Cox, and widespread revulsion at the fact she was attacked as she worked in her constituency, #ThankYourMP has popped up on Twitter, with voters taking the time to acknowledge the work that MPs do. | In the wake of the killing of Jo Cox, and widespread revulsion at the fact she was attacked as she worked in her constituency, #ThankYourMP has popped up on Twitter, with voters taking the time to acknowledge the work that MPs do. |
| It’s a useful reminder that there is a lot of slog and long hours often going on behind the public face of Westminster. | It’s a useful reminder that there is a lot of slog and long hours often going on behind the public face of Westminster. |
| Here is a (fairly randomly picked) selection: | Here is a (fairly randomly picked) selection: |
| @JacobReesMogg our politics could not be more different. Yet you have listened, and helped our autistic boys more than once #thankyourMP | @JacobReesMogg our politics could not be more different. Yet you have listened, and helped our autistic boys more than once #thankyourMP |
| Thank you @MaryCreaghMP for all the hard work you do in my area. You make a difference. You are appreciated.#ThankYourMP | Thank you @MaryCreaghMP for all the hard work you do in my area. You make a difference. You are appreciated.#ThankYourMP |
| Thank you for working for so many years as our MP @AdamAfriyie #ThankYourMP | Thank you for working for so many years as our MP @AdamAfriyie #ThankYourMP |
| I disagree with @GiselaStuart on the EU Ref, but I also know how great she is for her local constituents and always has been #ThankYourMP | I disagree with @GiselaStuart on the EU Ref, but I also know how great she is for her local constituents and always has been #ThankYourMP |
| Thank you @stellacreasy for your fight against legal loan sharks, your feminism (& your love of indie music) #thankyourmp | Thank you @stellacreasy for your fight against legal loan sharks, your feminism (& your love of indie music) #thankyourmp |
| Very humbling & touching 2 receive messages of support via #ThankYourMP its privilege & pleasure 2 serve people of Rutherglen & HamiltonWest | Very humbling & touching 2 receive messages of support via #ThankYourMP its privilege & pleasure 2 serve people of Rutherglen & HamiltonWest |