British Labour MP, Jo Cox, has died after she was shot and stabbed in her constituency in West Yorkshire this afternoon.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested.
Police say no motive has yet been established.
Deputy Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police Dee Collins made a statement in the past half hour;
Sympathies are pouring in this evening:
What an appalling tragedy. Jo Cox, a mother doing her public duty, her life taken away. My deepest sympathies to her family.
— Enda Kenny (@EndaKennyTD) June 16, 2016
The whole of the Labour family, and indeed the whole country, is in shock and grief at the horrific murder of Jo Cox pic.twitter.com/obic5pOCS3
— Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jeremycorbyn) June 16, 2016
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extends sympathies on passing of Jo Cox MPhttps://t.co/I1a09TpL1V— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) June 16, 2016
The death of Jo Cox is a tragedy. She was a committed and caring MP. My thoughts are with her husband Brendan and her two young children.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) June 16, 2016
