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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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Tears in Commons as MPs remember Jo Cox

Video report by ITV News Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen

There were tears in the Commons today as MPs paid tribute to their murdered colleague Jo Cox.

Mrs Cox's husband Brendan and two children sat out of view in the public gallery as they listened to heartfelt tributes.

They heard their wife and mother was "brave", "inspirational " and someone who "wanted to leave the world a better place then she found it".

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