LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — People laid flowers and left tributes in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday evening (June 16) in memory of opposition Labor MP, Jo Cox, who was earlier shot dead in a street attack, not far from her northern England constituency office.
The killing of a British member of parliament caused deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week’s referendum on the country’s EU membership.
Jo Cox, 41, a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party and a vocal advocate for Britain remaining in the European Union, was attacked while preparing to meet constituents in Birstall near Leeds in northern England.
Media reports said she had been shot and stabbed. West Yorkshire regional police said a 52-year-old man was arrested by officers nearby and weapons including a firearm recovered.
