London, June 18
A man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of Jo Cox, a Labour member of the British House of Commons.
West Yorkshire Police on Saturday said Thomas Mair, 52, has been charged with the murder of the 41-year-old, BBC reported.
She was shot and stabbed outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.
Mair will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday and faces a number of other charges, including grievous bodily harm.
He is further charged with possession of a firearm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon, the force said.
Speaking on Friday, temporary Chief Constable Dee Collins said a 77-year-old man remains in a stable condition in hospital after he was injured when he "bravely intervened" in an effort to help the mother of two.
Vigils were held across the country on Friday evening as members of the public and politicians came together to lay flowers, light candles and stand in silence in memory of Cox.
Cox is the first sitting MP to be killed since 1990, when Eastbourne MP Ian Gow was the last in a string of politicians to die at the hands of Northern Irish terror groups.
She entered Parliament as MP for Batley and Spen in last year's general election.
Police suspect right-wing extremism motive behind British MP's murder
London, June 18 (IANS) Police in Northern England said on Friday that they are investigating right-wing extremism as possible motive behind the murder of Jo Cox, a Labour member of the British House of Commons.
The 41-year-old Cox died on Thursday after she was shot and stabbed by a man named Tommy Mair by the British press. The lawmaker was then visiting her constituents in the town of Birstall, West Yorkshire, Xinhua news agency reported.
The police is carrying out a murder investigation into the Cox case with the assistance of a terrorism unit, who will bring specialist assets in support of the enquiry.
"We are aware of the speculation within the media in respect of the suspect's link to mental health services and this is a clear line of enquiry which we are pursuing," an official said.
"We are also aware of the inference within the media of the suspect being linked to right-wing extremism which is again a priority line of enquiry which will help us establish the motive for the attack," the official added.
According to local press reports, Mair, who had no permanent job, used to attend a clinic for adults with mental health problems. Witness also said that Mair attacked Cox while shouting racist slogans. He was also found to have links with some white racist group.
Cox was a parliamentarian who supported Britain to stay in the European Union in the upcoming referendum and opposed to nationalistic anti-immigration views.
British parliament to be recalled on Monday to pay tribute to MP Jo Cox
London, June 18 (IANS) British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Friday said parliament would be recalled next Monday to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
Cox died after she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire on Thursday. She was attacked by a 52-year-old man who was arrested shortly afterwards, Xinhua news agency reported.
Corbyn said he had asked for parliament to be recalled to enable politicians to pay tribute to Cox. He described her killing as an "act of hatred" and an "attack on democracy".
