Summary

  • Reaction and tributes to Jo Cox MP who was killed in Birstall near Leeds resume on Friday from 07:00

  • Live updates on Thursday 16 June 2016

Live Reporting

Oli Woodcock

  1. Gordon Brown praying for Jo Cox

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  2. At the scene: Huge media presence in Birstall after attack on MP

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  3. Jo Cox update: Eye witness account

    A local cafe owner Clarke Rothwell saw what happened. He said she thought Jo Cox had been shot and stabbed.  

    I could hear a loud popping noise that sounded like a balloon burst - a loud balloon - and when I looked round there's a man stood there in his 50s with a white baseball cap on and a jacket with a gun, an old fashioned looking gun in his hand, and he shot this lady once and then he shot her again, she fell to the floor, lent over shot her once more in the face area."

    Clarke Rothwell

  4. Armed officers on guard at Leeds General Infirmary

    Tom Airey
    Reporter, BBC News Online at Leeds General Infirmary

    Football fans gathering at Millennium Square in Leeds found their attention diverted as an ambulance sped past guided by an unmarked police car.  

    Police vehicle at LGI

    Lots of fans had gathered at the city centre venue preparing to watch the England versus Wales clash in the Euro 2016 competition. 

    Few of those assembled could have known that Batley and Spen Labour MP Jo Cox had been shot in an attack in Birstall by a man who had confronted the MP.

    At the nearby Leeds General Infirmary, six armed police officers now stand guard near the Jubilee Wing.

    The car park near the ambulance bays is busy with police vehicles, with additional security now on-site to advise members of the public attempting to park nearby.

  5. Watch: Scene in Birstall following Jo Cox attack

    This is the scene in Birstall after Jo Cox MP was attacked amid shooting and stabbing incident. 

    The scene in Birstall

  6. Oxfam statement

    Before she was an MP, Jo Cox worked for Oxfam. They have just released this statement.   

    Oxfam is deeply shocked to hear the news. Our thoughts and sympathies are with Jo and her family at this difficult time."

    Mark Goldring, Oxfam GB's Chief Executive

  7. Farage 'horrified' to hear of attack

    Nigel Farage reacts to the attack on Bately and Spen MP Jo Cox. 

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  8. LIVE: Latest from scene

    Phil Bodmer
    Journalist, BBC Look North

    I'm doing an update from the scene on Look North's Facebook page.

  9. Johnson's thoughts are with Jo Cox's family

    Reaction from Boris Johnson. 

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  10. Jo Cox: Profile of Batley and Spen MP

    Jo CoxPA

    With the news that Jo Cox is in a critical condition in Leeds General Infirmary after being attacked in Birstall, here are a few key details about the Batley and Spen Labour MP:

    • Mrs Cox, 41, has been in Parliament for little over a year
    • She's married with two children  
    • She graduated from Cambridge University in 1995
    • She went on to be head of policy for Oxfam and work as an adviser for former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah, and Baroness Kinnock
    • She's a Remain supporter in the referendum
    • Ms Cox is due to celebrate her 42nd birthday next Wednesday

  11. Corbyn suspends EU Referendum campaigning

    More reaction to the attack on Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox:

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  12. Listen: 'Terribly distressing time' - Lincoln Conservative MP Karl McCartney

    The Conservative MP for Lincoln, Karl McCartney, has just given his reaction to the attack on Batley and Spen Labour MP Jo Cox.

    He's told BBC Radio Lincolnshire he's "shocked and stunned" by what's happened:

    "This is not what you put yourself up for. The vast majority of people entering politics are doing it for the right reasons," he says.

    Karl McCartney MP: 'Terribly shocked and stunned'

  13. Sayeeda Warsi tweet

    More reaction to attack on Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox. 

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  14. In pictures: Scene in Birstall following 'shooting' attack

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    This is the scene at the moment on Market Street in Birstall.

    Jo Cox MP is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries in an apparent shooting and stabbing attack.

    Birstall
    Birstall
    Birstall

  15. Leeds MP reacts to attack on Jo Cox

    Leeds North East MP Fabian Hamilton said he had known Jo Cox since before she became an MP.

    Mr Hamilton said: "And I'm just completely devastated, I know Birstall reasonably well, and I think we're all totally shocked."

  16. Tributes: 'Shocked by news' of attack on Jo Cox

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  17. Latest from the scene

    Phil Bodmer
    Journalist, BBC Look North

    I'll bring you the latest updates live from Birstall on Facebook in the next few minutes. 

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  18. Map of Market Street, Birstall

    Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries in an apparent shooting and stabbing attack in her constituency.

    It's believed the incident happened at the library in Market Street.

    Below is a map of the area.

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  19. EU 'In' campaign suspends canvassing

    The EU referendum 'In' campaign has joined Vote Leave in suspending campaigning for the day:

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  20. Attack on Jo Cox: Fellow West Yorkshire MP tweets

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