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Jo Cox killed in politically motivated murder, trial hears
Labour MP Jo Cox was repeatedly shot and stabbed in “brutal, cowardly” and politically-motivated murder, the trial of the man accused of the killing was told on Monday. Thomas Mair was uttering the words “Britain first” and “keep Britain independent” as he carried out the attack, Richard Whittam QC, prosecuting, told the Old Bailey. The killer struck as Cox went about her business in her Yorkshire constituency during the European referendum campaign, in which she had supported the campaign to remain in the EU.
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