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Labour MP Jo Cox 'critical' after being shot and stabbed in West Yorkshire | |
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Labour MP Jo Cox has been shot and stabbed at her advice surgery in West Yorkshire, her office has confirmed. Reports say a 52 year old man has been arrested. | Labour MP Jo Cox has been shot and stabbed at her advice surgery in West Yorkshire, her office has confirmed. Reports say a 52 year old man has been arrested. |
Cox was shot in Birstall outside the library and has been airlifted to nearby Leeds General Infirmary in a critical condition. | |
Various eyewitness accounts suggest the MP was shot during a row with a man with a gun. | Various eyewitness accounts suggest the MP was shot during a row with a man with a gun. |
Some eyewitnesses report the attacker may have targeted Cox deliberately, and shot her up to three times, as well as beating and stabbing her while she was on the ground. | |
Another man reportedly intervened to help her. | Another man reportedly intervened to help her. |
Suggesting a possible motive, another eyewitness said the suspected attacker shouted ‘Britain First’ – the name of a far-right political group. | Suggesting a possible motive, another eyewitness said the suspected attacker shouted ‘Britain First’ – the name of a far-right political group. |
West Yorkshire Police said in a statement: "At 12.53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition. | West Yorkshire Police said in a statement: "At 12.53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition. |
"A man in his late 40s to early 50s nearby also suffered slight injuries. | "A man in his late 40s to early 50s nearby also suffered slight injuries. |
"Armed officers attended and a 52-year-old man was arrested in the area. There are no further details at present. | "Armed officers attended and a 52-year-old man was arrested in the area. There are no further details at present. |
"Police presence in the area has been increased as a reassurance to the community." | "Police presence in the area has been increased as a reassurance to the community." |
41-year-old Jo Cox is Labour MP for Batley and Spen, and is married with two children. | |
She has been head of policy for Oxfam, national chair of the Labour Women's Network, a senior advisor to the Freedom Fund, an anti-slavery charity, and is currently Chair of the Friends of Syria All-Party Parliamentary Group. | She has been head of policy for Oxfam, national chair of the Labour Women's Network, a senior advisor to the Freedom Fund, an anti-slavery charity, and is currently Chair of the Friends of Syria All-Party Parliamentary Group. |
The Remain and Leave sides are suspending their campaigns for next week's EU referendum following the attack. | |
Yesterday, Cox had been tweeting in support of the Remain campaign which she is a strong advocate of. | |
David Cameron has cancelled a trip to Gibraltar to attend an anti-Brexit rally. |