Labour MP Jo Cox Shot

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1 x male arrested

[rscott]

Wales Online reports it too - http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/mp-been...

[BlackLabel]

wildcat45 said:

TooLateForAName said:

Manchester evening news reporting attacker shouted 'Britain First' :/

If true that's the referendum decided.

Not really - Britain First have had very little to do with the referendum, they are too busy posting videos of themselves going to places like Luton and provoking the locals.

[Evoluzione]

[wildcat45]

BlackLabel said:

Not really - Britain First have had very little to do with the referendum, they are too busy posting videos of themselves going to places like Luton and provoking the locals.

I hope you are right.

[ThunderGuts]

A relative, who's an MP has been advised to cancel a couple of things he had going on tonight - Remain stuff.

Maybe slightly kneejerk - from a safety PoV.

Edited by ThunderGuts on Thursday 16th June 14:56

[BlackLabel]

Bill said:

Reading the updated Beeb article it sounds like she stepped into someone else's scuffle.

Brave lady, wishing her a speedy recovery.

[TooLateForAName]

BlackLabel said:

Not really - Britain First have had very little to do with the referendum, they are too busy posting videos of themselves going to places like Luton and provoking the locals.

I didn't even know it was a political group - I thought just a slogan.

[Mr_B]

I hope she is OK.

Vote Leave have suspended campaigning.

[BlackLabel]

Stephen Timms MP was lucky to survive a murder attempt a few years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Timms#Murder...

They are sitting ducks at their surgeries given the lack of security, an open door policy etc.

[Sylvaforever]

Turquoise said:

Evoluzione said:

I'd only just driven past when it happened. Labour MP and strongly 'Stay in EU', so much so her husband was down in London with her kids shouting at Farage and the fishermen yesterday.

That's depressing too. Dragging their kids into that nonsense. Are they even old enough to vote?

Hmm

Orlando,

then this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36524094

now this horrific event.

Starting to tire of the "lone wolf" quasi excuse.

[Esseesse]

TooLateForAName said:

BlackLabel said:

Not really - Britain First have had very little to do with the referendum, they are too busy posting videos of themselves going to places like Luton and provoking the locals.

I didn't even know it was a political group - I thought just a slogan.

Don't know it's really political, like the EDL. Populated by the same kinds of knuckle draggers from what I've heard.

[eharding]

TooLateForAName said:

BlackLabel said:

Not really - Britain First have had very little to do with the referendum, they are too busy posting videos of themselves going to places like Luton and provoking the locals.

I didn't even know it was a political group - I thought just a slogan.

You mean this charming bunch?

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/brita...

[rscott]

Sylvaforever said:

Hmm

Orlando,

then this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36524094

now this horrific event.

Starting to tire of the "lone wolf" quasi excuse.

How on earth do you link these 3? Today's appears to be a white male, possibly with right wing links. Anything but a supporter of IS.

[Sam All]

Mr_B said:

Vote Leave have suspended campaigning.

Tragic event, but knee-jerk reaction by the Leave campaign.

[JawKnee]

How horrible. I hope she survives.

Sounds politically motivated if the witness reports are to be believed.

[Mr Happy]

Sam All said:

Mr_B said:

Vote Leave have suspended campaigning.

Tragic event, but knee-jerk reaction by the Leave campaign.

Remain have done the same. It's called sympathy.

Edited by Mr Happy on Thursday 16th June 15:04

[Colonial]

Sylvaforever said:

Hmm

Orlando,

then this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36524094

now this horrific event.

Starting to tire of the "lone wolf" quasi excuse.

I think you may wish to reserve judgement given what is posted above.

This is not the time for knee jerk reaction

[Tom Logan]

Sam All said:

Tragic event, but knee-jerk reaction by the Leave campaign.

No, quite correct to stop campaigning in view of things reported to have been said. Decorum and all that.

Edited to add -

A relative of the other half lives locally, apparently people are saying she was shot in the head after trying to separate 2 people arguing about the referendum.

Christ.

Edited by Tom Logan on Thursday 16th June 15:08

[PinkFatBunny]

...just heard from a friend she has died. Very sad times