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.
It's not clear what motivated the attack, which came as the 41-year-old lawmaker campaigned for "Stronger In," a slogan backing the UK to remain in the European Union.
One witness, Clarke Rothwell who runs a cafe near where Cox was attacked, told the Press Association that he heard the attacker shouting "put Britain first."
"Britain First" is the name of a political party in the UK which has been campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union.
On Thursday, the party's leader Paul Golding, denied it was linked to the attack, calling the act "a downright despicable act of criminality."
"There's no evidence whatsoever that Britain First was shouted. Or putting British people first," he said in a lengthy video posted to Facebook.
"The media are acting grossly irresponsible to try and incriminate our organization Britain First in this heinous crime. We had nothing to do with it," he said.
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.
It's not clear what motivated the attack, which came as the 41-year-old lawmaker campaigned for "Stronger In," a slogan backing the UK to remain in the European Union.
One witness, Clarke Rothwell who runs a cafe near where Cox was attacked, told the Press Association that he heard the attacker shouting "put Britain first."
"Britain First" is the name of a political party in the UK which has been campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union.
On Thursday, the party's leader Paul Golding, denied it was linked to the attack, calling the act "a downright despicable act of criminality."
"There's no evidence whatsoever that Britain First was shouted. Or putting British people first," he said in a lengthy video posted to Facebook.
"The media are acting grossly irresponsible to try and incriminate our organization Britain First in this heinous crime. We had nothing to do with it," he said.
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