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MPs return to Parliament in 'heartbreaking sadness' to pay tribute to Jo Cox

The House of Commons has met in "heartbreaking sadness" and "heartfelt solidarity" to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, Speaker John Bercow said as several parliamentarians broke down in tears.

The Batley and Spen MP and married mother-of-two was killed as she prepared to hold a constituency surgery on Thursday.

The tributes were followed by a service of prayer and remembrance at nearby St Margaret's Church - often referred to as the "parish church of the Commons".

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Corbyn: 'Society as a whole has lost one of our very best'

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said "we have lost one of our own" as he paid tribute to killed MP Jo Cox"

He added: "Our society as a whole has lost one of our very best"

"In the days since the country has also learnt something of the extraordinary humanity and compassion which drove her political activism and beliefs.

"Jo Cox didn't just believe in loving her neighbour, she believed in loving her neighbour's neighbour.

"She believed every life counted equally", he added.

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