{"id":142005,"date":"2018-06-16T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T11:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/jo-cox-anniversary-pm-leads-tributes-to-murdered-mp\/"},"modified":"2018-06-16T11:27:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T11:27:01","slug":"jo-cox-anniversary-pm-leads-tributes-to-murdered-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/jo-cox-anniversary-pm-leads-tributes-to-murdered-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Cox anniversary: PM leads tributes to murdered MP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The prime minister has led tributes to Jo Cox, exactly two years after the Labour MP was murdered.<\/p>\n

Theresa May said the West Yorkshire MP had been an "inspirational MP, campaigner and humanitarian". <\/p>\n

Mrs Cox's husband Brendan added that the family would remember "her smile, her empathy, her energy and her love". <\/p>\n

A national celebration of Mrs Cox's life will take place next weekend, which will coincide with what would have been her 44th birthday.<\/p>\n

The MP for Batley and Spen was killed in 2016 by neo-Nazi Thomas Mair in a politically-motivated attack during the EU referendum campaign. <\/p>\n

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted: "We miss her commitment to fighting injustice and her conviction that a better world is possible."<\/p>\n

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Two years ago we lost Jo but she\u2019s still the centre of our family. Today we\u2019ll be remembering her smile, her empathy, her energy and her love. pic.twitter.com\/a6ETiQZK4q<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brendan Cox (@MrBrendanCox) June 16, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Today marks two years since the death of Jo Cox. Let us celebrate this inspirational MP, campaigner and humanitarian whose mission in life was defined by hope and love.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Theresa May (@theresa_may) June 16, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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End of Twitter post by @theresa_may<\/p>\n

A family statement tweeted by the Jo Cox Foundation said: "We will be spending the day together privately as a family and remembering all the goodness she brought to our world and not the way she was taken from it.<\/p>\n

"Jo had a profound effect not just on those of us who loved her dearly, but on everybody she met."<\/p>\n

On the first anniversary of her death, Mrs Cox was remembered in the Commons with a plaque bearing her coat of arms and the phrase "more in common".<\/p>\n

Events across the country will take place between 22-24 June in memory of the murdered MP, under the banner The Great Get Together. <\/p>\n

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Media captionThe late MP's sister, Kim Leadbeater, on women in politics, safety and moving forward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mrs Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater said: "This is all about trying to do something good, but it's also about a way of dealing with what's happened to us. <\/p>\n

"It is also very much about remembering what Jo believed in and the values she lived her life by, and how we can continue that work."<\/p>\n

Image caption Brendan Cox chose to step down after accusations of sexual assault came to light <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Cox had been involved with More in Common and the Jo Cox Foundation, but left his posts in February after the Mail on Sunday published claims he had assaulted a woman in her 30s at Harvard University in 2015. <\/p>\n

He denied the assault, but admitted "inappropriate" behaviour while working for Save the Children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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