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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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MPs attend Jo Cox service at St Margaret's Church

MPs have left Parliament following tributes to Jo Cox, to head to St Margaret's Church where a remembrance service is being for the murdered MP.

David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn walk with MPs to St Margaret's Church in Westminster

Earlier, MPs had returned to Parliament to pay tribute to the MP for Batley and Spen, with Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn saying "society as a whole has lost one of our very best".

St Margaret's Church in Westminster

St Margaret's Church sits between Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

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