Labour MP Jo Cox dies after being shot and stabbed
- 8 years ago
Labour MP Jo Cox has died after she was shot three times and repeatedly stabbed in an attack in her constituency near Leeds.
She was 41-years-old.
The attack was reportedly carried out by a man shouting 'Britain First'.
A rising star within the Labour party, Ms Cox had been in Parliament for just over a year but there was already talk of her having a future as a minister.
Ms Cox was praised as a dedicated MP and tireless campaigner locally, nationally and internationally.
She is survived by her husband Brendan Cox and their two children.
She was 41-years-old.
The attack was reportedly carried out by a man shouting 'Britain First'.
A rising star within the Labour party, Ms Cox had been in Parliament for just over a year but there was already talk of her having a future as a minister.
Ms Cox was praised as a dedicated MP and tireless campaigner locally, nationally and internationally.
She is survived by her husband Brendan Cox and their two children.