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Jo Cox dead: Latest updates after Labour MP killed in street and suspect Thomas Mair arrested
- Updated 07:52, 17th June 2016
- By John Shamman
Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and killed in an attack in West Yorkshire yesterday.
The 41-year-old mother of two was shot three times and stabbed just before 1pm in Birstall in her Batley & Spen constituency.
She was pronounced dead around an hour later, leaving her husband Brendan and two young children, aged 3 and 5.
West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 52-year-old man, named locally as Thomas Mair.
Jo, a rising star in the party. was elected last year. MPs from all parties have been sending their condolences.
Her attacker reportedly shouted "Britain First" as he stabbed and shot her to death. And, though there is nothing to suggest any direct link with the group, the attack has shone a spotlight on the political party that has courted controversy.
The BNP off-shoot, founded just five years ago, has acquired a paramilitary style image: with countryside training camps for members and pledges to take “direct action” against “global Islamic jihad”.