Salford Members of Parliament have expressed their shock and offered condolences to the family of Jo Cox, the 41-year-old Labour MP and mother of two murdered in West Yorkshire yesterday.
Ms Cox was shot three times and stabbed outside the Birstall library where she held her constituency surgery.
She tragically died around an hour later.
She leaves behind husband Brendan and their two children, age 3 and 5.
Police have a 52-year-old man in custody, named locally as far-right sympathiser Thomas Nair.
Ms Cox was elected to the Batley & Spen constituency in 2015 and was considered a rising star in the party.
She was particularly interested in the plight of refugees in Syria alongside the many local issues she fought for in her consituency.
David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are due to appear in Batley together later today as a mark of respect for the murdered politician.
Barbara Keeley MP told SalfordOnline.com: “I was so very shocked and deeply saddened to hear about the tragic death of Jo Cox MP.
Jo was a lovely person. She was a very hard-working and dedicated MP who was popular and well-respected both in her constituency and in Parliament.
“My thoughts and prayers are with her husband and two children at this unimaginably difficult time.”
Graham Stringer MP, who represents Blackley and Broughton, said last night her death was not only a tragedy for her family but also “a tragedy for democracy”.
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, for Salford and Eccles, tweeted that she was “deeply saddened by the tragic death of Jo. Struggling to find words at the moment.”
Jeremy Corbyn said in the wake of her murder that the country would be “in shock at the horrific murder”.
He paid tribute to Jo’s “lifelong record of public service and…deep commitment to humanity”.
Jo had worked for both Oxfam and the anti-slavery charity, the Freedom Fund, before she was elected last year as MP for Batley and Spen.
“Jo was dedicated to getting us to live up to our promises to support the developing world and strengthen human rights – and she brought those values and principles with her when she became an MP,” said Mr Corbyn.
“Jo died doing her public duty at the heart of our democracy, listening to and representing the people she was elected to serve. It is a profoundly important cause for us all.
“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.
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