Following the news that the Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed in a brutal street attack, her husband Brendan has called on the public to ‘unite to fight against the hatred that killed her’. A number of politicians have paid tribute to the MP for Batley and Spen — who won her seat in the 2015 election — describing her as a woman of ‘remarkable spirit and passion’.
Gordon Brown says that both he and his wife Sarah — who worked closely with Cox on humanitarian issues — will be ‘forever scarred by this moment’:
‘Our memories will be for ever scarred by this moment. Our hearts will always be hurt at our country’s loss.
Jo Cox was the most vivacious, personable, dynamic and committed friend you could ever have. Whenever you talked to her, the compassion in her eyes and the commitment in her soul shone through. Years of public service advancing the causes she cared passionately about should have been ahead of her.
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