British Prime Minister David Cameron and Opposition labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Friday led a shocked nation in paying glowing tributes to first-time woman MP Jo Cox, who was brutally killed by a man described as a far-right loner with mental health issues and neo-Nazi link.
Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn made a rare joint visit to the village of Birstall to pay their tributes to 41-year-old Cox, who had been campaigning for UK’s continued membership of the 28-member European Union (EU).
Cameron described Cox as a “passionate and brilliant” member of Parliament who died doing her job and Corbyn announced that Parliament, which had gone on recess, will be recalled on Monday so that MPs can pay their respects to Cox.
“Today is a day to stand back and think about what we treasure. One of those is having MPs available to the public. And we should recognise that politicians are there to serve the public,” said Cameron, whose Downing Street office was flying its flag at half-mast in memory of Cox.
“Jo died doing her public duty at the heart of our democracy, listening to and representing the people she was elected to serve,” Corbyn added.