Fundraising page set up to raise money for Jo Cox charities

Friends of Jo Cox are raising funds to support three charities closest to her heart, chosen by her family in celebration of her life.

The charities are:

• The Royal Voluntary Service, to support volunteers helping combat loneliness in Jo's constituency, Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire.

• HOPE not hate, who seek to challenge and defeat the politics of hate and extremism within local communities across Britain.

• The White Helmets: volunteer search and rescue workers in Syria. Unarmed and neutral, these heroes have saved more than 51,000 lives from under the rubble and bring hope to the region.

In her husband Brendan’s words:

Members of the public can give by [clicking here]( https://www.gofundme.com/jocox)