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| Jo Cox tributes: 'We need a kinder and gentler politics,' Jeremy Corbyn says - live | Jo Cox tributes: 'We need a kinder and gentler politics,' Jeremy Corbyn says - live |
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| Gerry Adams, the Sinn Fein President, today issued an appeal for voters in Northern Ireland to support remaining in the EU. | |
| Adams also warned that a Brexit would have implications for the whole of the island of Ireland. | |
| Speaking at the Stormont parliament in Belfast today, Adams said: | |
| We don’t want to see the return of border checkpoints between the north and south or restrictions on trade. | |
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| A very poignant tweet by Conservative MP Rebecca Harris. MPs have left the chamber now but the red and white rose on Jo Cox’s usual seat are still there, on the green benches. | |
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| Guardian backs Remain: 'keep connected and inclusive, not angry and isolated' | |
| The Guardian has published its editorial endorsement of a vote to Remain in the EU, a decision that will surprise few of our readers. | |
| Do read the whole thing, but here’s how it opens: | |
| Who do we think we are, and who do we want to be? Are we so different from others that we cannot play by shared rules? Are we one member in a family of nations, or a country that prefers to keep itself to itself and bolt the door? | |
| All of these questions were always on the ballot in this week’s fateful referendum. But after a campaign that has been nasty, brutish and seemingly endless, the UK will be voting on another question too. With all the differences and the diversity among all of us who already live on these islands, how are we all going to get along? In the run-up to polling day this contest has risked descending into a plebiscite on whether immigrants are a good or a bad thing. To see what is at stake, just consider the dark forces that could so easily become emboldened by a narrow insistence on putting the indigenous first. | |
| The backdrop has been the most unrelenting, unbalanced and sometimes xenophobic press assault in history. The leading political lights of leave have claimed to be pro-immigrant and yet have, at the same time, been ruthlessly fearmongering about Britain being overrun by Turks, after a Turkish accession which they understand perfectly well is not on the cards. The mood is frenzied, the air thick with indignation, and clouded with untruths. The best starting point for Britain to reach a sound decision on Thursday is to cool the passions of the heart, and listen to the head. | |
| All reason tells us that the great issues of our time have little respect for national borders. The leave side has attempted to turn “expert” into a term of abuse, but one does not need the IMF, the Bank of England or any special knowledge to grasp that these border-busting issues range from corporate power, migration and tax evasion to weapons proliferation, epidemics and climate change. Not one of them can be properly tackled at the level of the nation state. Impose controls on a multinational corporation and it will move to a softer jurisdiction. Crack down on tax evasion and the evaders will vanish offshore. Cap your own carbon emissions in isolation and some other country will burn with abandon. | |
| In so far as any of these problems can be effectively addressed, it is through cooperation. A better world means working across borders, not sheltering behind them. Cutting yourself off solves nothing. That, fundamentally, is why Britain should vote to remain in the club that represents the most advanced form of cross-border cooperation that the world has ever seen. | |
| Related: The Guardian view on the EU referendum: keep connected and inclusive, not angry and isolated | Editorial | |
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| This is the poem read by Baroness Kinnock at the memorial service, tweeted by Sky News’ Beth Rigby. It is by Kurdish Syrian poet Zeki Majed. | |
| Thus is the poem Baroness Kinnock read at #JoCoxMP's memorial service> "A Brave Woman" pic.twitter.com/0YMGAZeDYu | |
| Many MPs are going to lay flowers now in Parliament Square, there are already significant numbers of floral tributes and candles there. | |
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| A ‘Yes to Europe’ rally previously scheduled for Saturday 18th June, postponed following the death of Jo Cox MP, will now take place in Trafalgar Square at 7pm tomorrow. | |
| Organiser Sophie Nazemi, a student at King’s College London, wrote on the Facebook event publicising the rally: | |
| It is more important than ever that we stand united against prejudice and hate. Thursday’s vote is about much more than the tangible benefits of our membership in the EU, it’s about the kind of country we want to live in and the kind of future we want to see. | |
| Almost three thousand people have registered interest in attending on social media, many of whom are students, and the rally, which will feature live music and speeches, has been endorsed by the National Union of Students using the hashtag #StudentsIn. | |
| Yes to Europe rally in Leicester Square today: //www.facebook.com/events/1726890050917017/ #StudentsIn #EUReferendum #EURefReady | |
| Nazemi told the Guardian earlier today that the emphasis of the rally would be on “unity and co-operation – things that really define our generation” and said social media had helped generate interest for the event, only been arranged less than a week ago. | |
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| Church service remembers Jo Cox | Church service remembers Jo Cox |
| MPs have gathered at St Margaret’s Church in the grounds of Westminster Abbey where there will be readings from Speaker John Bercow and Baroness Kinnock, a close friend of Cox whom she worked for when Kinnock was an MEP. | MPs have gathered at St Margaret’s Church in the grounds of Westminster Abbey where there will be readings from Speaker John Bercow and Baroness Kinnock, a close friend of Cox whom she worked for when Kinnock was an MEP. |
| The choir is singing Requiem by Maurice Durufle as MPs file into the parish church, used as a place for members together at times of national commemoration. | The choir is singing Requiem by Maurice Durufle as MPs file into the parish church, used as a place for members together at times of national commemoration. |
| What a lovely thing that is, to hear singing so loud and uplifting ring out across Parliament square. | What a lovely thing that is, to hear singing so loud and uplifting ring out across Parliament square. |
| Beautiful singing at full voice in St Margarets in honour of #JoCoxMP | Beautiful singing at full voice in St Margarets in honour of #JoCoxMP |
| Commons chaplain Rose Hudson-Wilkin is leading the service with Canon Andrew Tremlett. His address will say: | Commons chaplain Rose Hudson-Wilkin is leading the service with Canon Andrew Tremlett. His address will say: |
| As people of good faith, of unshakeable determination, and unswerving commitment to serve the people of this United Kingdom, we come here to offer our prayers and petitions, the pain of our hearts, and the cries of our souls, as we remember and pray for Jo Cox, Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, for Brendan, and for their children. | As people of good faith, of unshakeable determination, and unswerving commitment to serve the people of this United Kingdom, we come here to offer our prayers and petitions, the pain of our hearts, and the cries of our souls, as we remember and pray for Jo Cox, Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, for Brendan, and for their children. |
| Traditional Irish hymns and psalms will follow, as well as readings by Bercow from Deuteronomy and by Kinnock from Philippians. | Traditional Irish hymns and psalms will follow, as well as readings by Bercow from Deuteronomy and by Kinnock from Philippians. |
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| Nissan to take legal action over Vote Leave claim | Nissan to take legal action over Vote Leave claim |
| Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, has said it will take legal action against Vote Leave for featuring the firm’s trademark in its referendum leaflets. | Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, has said it will take legal action against Vote Leave for featuring the firm’s trademark in its referendum leaflets. |
| The car maker is seeking an injunction, the Press Association reports. Here’s the statement: | The car maker is seeking an injunction, the Press Association reports. Here’s the statement: |
| We were extremely disappointed to discover that the Vote Leave campaign had been using the Nissan name and logo in their literature and on their website without our permission. We immediately requested that they stop doing so. | We were extremely disappointed to discover that the Vote Leave campaign had been using the Nissan name and logo in their literature and on their website without our permission. We immediately requested that they stop doing so. |
| It has since come to light that the Vote Leave campaign continue to use our logo and trademark despite our repeated requests for them to stop. | It has since come to light that the Vote Leave campaign continue to use our logo and trademark despite our repeated requests for them to stop. |
| Permission to use our name and logo was not requested. If it was, it would not have been granted. Furthermore, use of the Nissan name and logo by the Vote Leave campaign in their materials grossly misrepresents our widely circulated and publicly stated position announced on 23rd February 2016. | Permission to use our name and logo was not requested. If it was, it would not have been granted. Furthermore, use of the Nissan name and logo by the Vote Leave campaign in their materials grossly misrepresents our widely circulated and publicly stated position announced on 23rd February 2016. |
| To be clear, Nissan is not supporting any political campaign regarding this most serious of issues. This is a matter for the people of the UK to decide. | To be clear, Nissan is not supporting any political campaign regarding this most serious of issues. This is a matter for the people of the UK to decide. |
| We vigorously protect the Nissan brand and intellectual property in all markets in which we operate. We have repeatedly asked Vote Leave to stop using our name and logo on their materials and to stop misrepresenting our views - a request that has clearly been denied. | We vigorously protect the Nissan brand and intellectual property in all markets in which we operate. We have repeatedly asked Vote Leave to stop using our name and logo on their materials and to stop misrepresenting our views - a request that has clearly been denied. |
| As such, we will be issuing legal proceedings today in the High Court asking for an injunction to stop Vote Leave’s use of Nissan’s name and logo, and to prevent them from making any further false statements and misrepresentations concerning Nissan. | As such, we will be issuing legal proceedings today in the High Court asking for an injunction to stop Vote Leave’s use of Nissan’s name and logo, and to prevent them from making any further false statements and misrepresentations concerning Nissan. |
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| Tributes are continuing in the House of Lords to Jo Cox as MPs head to the chapel for a service of remembrance. | Tributes are continuing in the House of Lords to Jo Cox as MPs head to the chapel for a service of remembrance. |
| Baroness Angela Smith, shadow leader of the Lords, gave this tribute, where she urged others not to be deterred into public service. | Baroness Angela Smith, shadow leader of the Lords, gave this tribute, where she urged others not to be deterred into public service. |
| Our democracy will be seriously weakened if this outrage stops our brightest and our best from stepping forward into public life. When good people of passion and principle tell their family and friends that they want to be a councillor or a Member of Parliament – I want their families to be proud of them. Not fear for them. | Our democracy will be seriously weakened if this outrage stops our brightest and our best from stepping forward into public life. When good people of passion and principle tell their family and friends that they want to be a councillor or a Member of Parliament – I want their families to be proud of them. Not fear for them. |
| Yet the level of vitriol and violence contaminating our public and political life will deter some of the people that we need the most. | Yet the level of vitriol and violence contaminating our public and political life will deter some of the people that we need the most. |
| Almost every MP can report threats and abuse, sometimes violent. And although social media makes it easier, it’s too easy just to blame the internet. All of this has coincided with the deterioration of political debate. | Almost every MP can report threats and abuse, sometimes violent. And although social media makes it easier, it’s too easy just to blame the internet. All of this has coincided with the deterioration of political debate. |
| Of course we must argue our differences on policy with emotion and conviction. But too many have gone beyond that. The tone of the debate and the language - particularly around immigration and asylum seekers - shames many. And the drip feed of denigration and abuse, poisons the very air that we breathe. | Of course we must argue our differences on policy with emotion and conviction. But too many have gone beyond that. The tone of the debate and the language - particularly around immigration and asylum seekers - shames many. And the drip feed of denigration and abuse, poisons the very air that we breathe. |
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| Here’s the video of Corbyn and Cameron’s tributes an hour ago. | Here’s the video of Corbyn and Cameron’s tributes an hour ago. |
| Cameron said Cox was “a voice of compassion, whose irrepressible spirit and boundless energy lit up the lives of all who knew her and saved the lives of many she never, ever met.” | Cameron said Cox was “a voice of compassion, whose irrepressible spirit and boundless energy lit up the lives of all who knew her and saved the lives of many she never, ever met.” |
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| Closing the tributes, Bercow says he must put the motion of tributes to Jo Cox to the house and hopes to hear the “loudest ayes” in the history of the House of Commons. He is not disappointed. | Closing the tributes, Bercow says he must put the motion of tributes to Jo Cox to the house and hopes to hear the “loudest ayes” in the history of the House of Commons. He is not disappointed. |
| MPs will now go to a service with chaplain Rose Hudson-Wilkin to remember Cox. | MPs will now go to a service with chaplain Rose Hudson-Wilkin to remember Cox. |
| The whole House of Commons now stands in a rare round of applause, ending the recalled session. Brendan Cox and the couple’s two children have been watching from the public gallery. It really has been an extraordinarily moving hour. | The whole House of Commons now stands in a rare round of applause, ending the recalled session. Brendan Cox and the couple’s two children have been watching from the public gallery. It really has been an extraordinarily moving hour. |
| Applause from all sides of the House of Commons, press gallery, and public gallery in memory of Jo Cox. | Applause from all sides of the House of Commons, press gallery, and public gallery in memory of Jo Cox. |
| Jo Cox, an MP for a year, receiving tributes that a veteran would be proud of. Remarkable achievement. | Jo Cox, an MP for a year, receiving tributes that a veteran would be proud of. Remarkable achievement. |
| Jeremy Corbyn waves to Jo Cox's family as MPs give a minute's standing applause at the end of the tributes. An incredibly moving hour. | Jeremy Corbyn waves to Jo Cox's family as MPs give a minute's standing applause at the end of the tributes. An incredibly moving hour. |
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