Jo Cox is remembered a week on from her death
The murdered Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox has been remembered in her constituency exactly a week after she was killed.
The murdered Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox has been remembered in her constituency exactly a week after she was killed.
A minute's silence will be held in Birstalll this lunchtime - a week on from the murder of the MP Jo Cox.
It's being held in Birstall market place between 12.50 pm and 1.50 pm - just yards from the scene of the shooting and stabbing of the Batley and Spen MP as she left a constituency surgery.
Yesterday thousands of people across the world marked what would have been the MPs 42nd birthday at vigils and gatherings. Her sister, Kim Leadbetter spoke movingly at a tribute in Batley, also attended by her parents.
Meanwhile the man accused of her murder, 52-year-old Tommy Mair, is due at the Old Bailey this morning for a preliminary hearing. He's also charged with greivous bodily harm and possession of weapons.
A week on from the killing of Jo Cox a multi-faith gathering has been taking place in Birstall near the spot where she was stabbed and shot
Hundreds of Glastonbury Festival-goers are expected to attend a tribute to murdered MP Jo Cox.