Kingdom united in grief after death of anti-Brexit MP Jo Cox

A woman pays tribute to Jo Cox in London. Photograph:( Getty )

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WION London, United Kingdom Jun 16, 2016, 06.45 PM (IST) Amanda Clark

Britain has been left deeply shocked after Labour member of Parliament Jo Cox was murdered on the streets of her constituency. She died after she was shot at least two times and stabbed in West Yorkshire. 
 
The 41-year-old politician was kicked and left lying bleeding on the pavement in Birstall, near Leeds, an eyewitness said. 
 
A second witness reported three shots including one "round the head area". 
 
She was married with two young daughters aged three and five. Her husband, Brendan Cox, said in a statement that his wife "believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy, and a zest for life". 
 
He also urged people to "fight against the hatred that killed her". "Hate doesn't have a creed, race or religion, it is poisonous." 
 
A fifty-two-year-old man has been arrested over the attack. He has been named locally as Tommy Mair. He was described by neighbours as a loner who never had a full-time job and had suffered mental illness in the past. 
 
Police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. 
 
British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the Labour politician saying,  "We've lost a great star. She had a big heart and people are going to be very, very sad at what has happened." 


 
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the country will be "in shock at the horrific murder" and said that Ms Cox was a "much loved colleague".  
 
The EU referendum Remain and Leave campaigns suspended their activities for Thursday and Friday as a result of the attack and David Cameron cancelled a pro-EU rally in Gibraltar.