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| MP Jo Cox's husband praises £1m memorial fund donations | MP Jo Cox's husband praises £1m memorial fund donations |
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| The husband of killed MP Jo Cox has praised the public's "incredible generosity" after a fund set up in her memory hit £1m in donations. | The husband of killed MP Jo Cox has praised the public's "incredible generosity" after a fund set up in her memory hit £1m in donations. |
| Labour MP Mrs Cox died when she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday. | Labour MP Mrs Cox died when she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday. |
| After her death, her friends set up a fundraising page, with proceeds to be divided between causes she had supported. | After her death, her friends set up a fundraising page, with proceeds to be divided between causes she had supported. |
| In a tweet, her husband Brendan said the money would "change lives". | In a tweet, her husband Brendan said the money would "change lives". |
| The fund was pushed past the seven-figure mark shortly before 20:30 BST on Monday by a single £6,000 donation. More than 30,000 people have donated so far. | The fund was pushed past the seven-figure mark shortly before 20:30 BST on Monday by a single £6,000 donation. More than 30,000 people have donated so far. |
| Money raised will support three charities Mr Cox said were close to his wife's heart - the Royal Voluntary Service, Hope not Hate and the White Helmets. | Money raised will support three charities Mr Cox said were close to his wife's heart - the Royal Voluntary Service, Hope not Hate and the White Helmets. |
| Mrs Cox's friend Tim Dixon, one of those who launched the fund, said: "The scale and speed of the public response to this fund has been overwhelming and deeply gratifying to Jo's family. | Mrs Cox's friend Tim Dixon, one of those who launched the fund, said: "The scale and speed of the public response to this fund has been overwhelming and deeply gratifying to Jo's family. |
| "It shows how powerfully Jo's story has moved so many. Jo would be so proud." | "It shows how powerfully Jo's story has moved so many. Jo would be so proud." |
| Gofundme, which hosts the appeal, said it was the largest UK campaign it had seen, and the third largest globally. | Gofundme, which hosts the appeal, said it was the largest UK campaign it had seen, and the third largest globally. |
| The fundraising milestone came after MPs gathered in the House of Commons on Monday to pay tribute to Mrs Cox as members of her family looked on. | The fundraising milestone came after MPs gathered in the House of Commons on Monday to pay tribute to Mrs Cox as members of her family looked on. |
| Friends of Mrs Cox have announced plans for a public event in Trafalgar Square in London on Wednesday, on what would have been her 42nd birthday. | Friends of Mrs Cox have announced plans for a public event in Trafalgar Square in London on Wednesday, on what would have been her 42nd birthday. |
| Mr Dixon said her husband Brendan was doing "an amazing job, and we're telling him that". | Mr Dixon said her husband Brendan was doing "an amazing job, and we're telling him that". |
| He said: "Over the weekend, he was thinking about how having kids just three and five years old, they're not going to have many memories of their mother when they grow up - he wants to capture those memories now. | He said: "Over the weekend, he was thinking about how having kids just three and five years old, they're not going to have many memories of their mother when they grow up - he wants to capture those memories now. |
| "He had them write down special memories of mummy on pieces of paper, cut them out and hang them on the tree in his parents' garden." | "He had them write down special memories of mummy on pieces of paper, cut them out and hang them on the tree in his parents' garden." |
| 'Draw the nation together' | |
| The Batley and Spen MP died after she was attacked outside a library on her way to a constituency surgery. | The Batley and Spen MP died after she was attacked outside a library on her way to a constituency surgery. |
| Bernard Kenny, 77, was discharged from hospital on Monday night after he was stabbed in the stomach as he went to the aid of Mrs Cox. | |
| A petition to the Cabinet Office calling for Mr Kenny to be awarded the George Cross has gained over 27,000 backers. | |
| Rachel Collinson, who started the petition and is a Green Party spokesperson, said the move would "draw the nation together to celebrate rather than to give in to fear". | |
| She said: "This man is a ray of light in a dark time, in a moment where the UK seems to be troubled by fear and division. This guy can be a beacon for all of us in what he did." | |
| Thomas Mair, 52, from Birstall, faces charges of murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon in connection with the attack on Mrs Cox. | Thomas Mair, 52, from Birstall, faces charges of murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon in connection with the attack on Mrs Cox. |