An MP has died after she was shot and stabbed in an attack
in her constituency, West Yorkshire Police have said.
Jo Cox, 41, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, had been left
bleeding on the ground by her attacker. A 52-year-old man
was arrested nearby.
Her husband Brendan Cox said she would want people "to
unite to fight against the hatred that killed her".
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn were among the
politicians paying tribute.
Vote Leave and Remain have both suspended campaigning in
the EU referendum in light of the attack.
Mrs Cox is the first sitting MP to be killed since 1990, when
Ian Gow was the last in a string of politicians to die at the
hands of Northern Irish terror groups.
Labour leader Mr Corbyn said the country would be "in shock
at the horrific murder", describing the MP as a "much loved
colleague".
He added: "Jo died doing her public duty at the heart of our
democracy, listening to and representing the people she was
elected to serve.
"In the coming days, there will be questions to answer about
how and why she died.
"But for now all our thoughts are with Jo's husband Brendan
and their two young children. They will grow up without their
mum, but can be immensely proud of what she did, what she
achieved and what she stood for."