16/06/2016 BBC News at Six

The Labour MP Jo Cox is killed in her West Yorkshire constituency.

As a mark of respect, referendum campaigning is suspended.

The married mother of two was a former aid worker,

The attack took place in the village of Birstall, where

Eye witnesses say the MP was shot and stabbed.

She died of her injuries at Leeds General Infirmary.

Jo was attacked by a man who inflicted serious

Subsequently, there was a further attack on a 77-year-old man

nearby, who sustained injuries which were non-life-threatening.

A 52-year-old man has been arrested at the scene.

This afternoon, Jo Cox's husband Brendan tweeted his picture

She was an MP, the great campaigning MP,

with huge compassion, a big heart and people

are going to be very, very sad at what has happened.

Sir Cliff Richard hits out after sexual abuse

He says he was hung out like live bait.

It takes a last minute goal but England come from behind

We will be bringing you the latest coverage of the shooting of Jo Cox,

shot outside her constituency office in West Yorkshire.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn have led the tributes to Jo Cox,

the Labour MP who's been killed in her West Yorkshire constituency.

All EU referendum campaigning has been suspended as a mark of respect.

Jo Cox was attacked in the village of Birstall, near Leeds,

Eye witnesses say she was shot and stabbed and later

died of her injuries at Leeds General Infirmary.

Our Special Correspondent, Ed Thomas, is in Birstall now.

Right now, this whole town is cordoned off and forensic teams are

still at the place where Jo Cox was attacked. You can still see her

handbag and shoes she only managed to walk a few yards from the library

where she was holding surgery meteors, speaking to her

constituents before she was shot and stabbed. It is not just take the

life of an MP but the mother of two young children.

This morning, Birstall was a quiet great Yorkshire town for that

narrative is full of armed police, fear and unanswered questions. Why

was it local MP, Jo Cox, shot and stabbed in the middle of the day? He

pulled the gun out and then went like that with it and fired one

shot. This man watched the attack on his local MP. It never crossed your

mind that it was going to be the MP falling on the floor and bleeding.

Jo Cox had been stabbed and shot she was rushed to Leeds General

infirmary. Today at five p.m., West Yorkshire Police confirmed she had

died, despite efforts to save her life. Just before one o'clock today,

Jo Cox was attacked in market Street, Birstall. I am very sad to

have to report she has died as a result of her injuries. My heart

goes out to the husband of Jo Cox, Brendan, her chewed children, family

and friends. The pain they must now be enduring is unimaginable. -- her

two children. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this

terrible time. Within minutes of this footage was filmed close by.

The man being arrested is called Tommy. All day, police forensic

teams searched his home. Neighbours are struggling to understand what

happened. Did you see him this morning? Yes. Did he appeared calm?

He walked straight past like he usually does. He likes gardening. A

friendly neighbour? A man of few words. Jo Cox had only been an MP

for over a year. Her reputation was growing, accessible and was willing

to listen full minutes before her attack she was in her local library,

talking and trying to help local constituents. There you down to

earth, a loving, caring person that you could a question and she would

answer you honestly. She was lucky. Police need answers. Why did this

happen and what was the motivation? Jo Cox's husband released this

picture of his wife. Not only an MP but a mother to two young children,

a reminder of what has been taken. George, in the past five minutes we

have had a message from Brendan Cox, a tribute to his wife. He said she

would have wanted to things above all else to happen now. One, that

our precious children are bathed in love and that we all unite to fight

against the hatred that killed her. Hate does not have the creed, race

or religion. It is poisonous. The voice of Brendan Cox tonight as

police try to find out what happened and why this MP was shot dead in

broad daylight. Jo Cox was elected to

the constituency of Batley The 41-year-old mother of two

was a former aid worker who quickly made her mark

in the House of Commons. Our political correspondent,

Carole Walker, looks back Jo Cox was one of 53 Labour MPs

newly elected in 2015. She swiftly made a name for herself as a rising

star, hugely popular. Friends and colleagues of all parties are

shocked and deeply saddened at the news of her death. Tonight, the

Prime Minister led the tributes. This is tragic and dreadful news. My

thoughts are with Birstall's husband, the two children and their

wider family. -- Jo's husband. She was a great campaigning MP with huge

compassion and a big heart. People are going to be very, very sad at

what has happened. Dreadful, dreadful news. We need to come

together and express our deepest condolences to Jo and her family. We

have lost a wonderful woman, a wonderful Member of Parliament. Our

democracy will go on. Her work will go on. It is just over a year since

Jo Cox was sworn in as MP. Born and raised locally, she had studied at

Cambridge was the first in her family to graduate from university.

Before she entered Parliament, Jo Cox was a passionate, charity

worker. She had spent a decade in a variety of roles with Oxfam. At

Westminster, she continued to campaign on international to the and

and foreign policy. This is somebody who had spent her whole career, not

in a bubble somewhere, but really out in the field, working for Oxfam,

of course. Absolutely understanding how things work in the real world. I

share an office with Jo. Parliament will be a much poorer place. She

described herself as a proud, Yorkshire lass. In London, Cilic

with her husband and children in a barge on the Thames. -- living with

her husband. From the outset, her honesty and determination won her

huge respect. I have decided I will going to approach being a Member of

Parliament with cynicism and humour. It is humbling and an amazing

building. Other not let it intimidating me. She certainly did

not. Can the Prime Minister tell the House as to whether he has led

public opinion or followed it? Away from Westminster, surgeries and open

meetings are an essential part of the work of MPs. The EU referendum

campaigning was suspended today in a mark of respect. Several MPs have

said the tragic death of a young and talented colleague must not be

allowed to harm the process of democracy.

With me now is the BBC's Nick Robinson.

From the word go, and active MP. It is easy to imagine that these words

we have heard from the Prime Minister about her being committed

and caring, the promised in the different political party, the

Conservative MP party -- the Conservative Party, she was a Labour

MP. MPs are respected when they are seen to fight for others, to care

for others, to put others before their own personal interests and

their career. Whether you agreed with Jo Cox on everything or not, no

ones I know in politics doubts at first and foremost she was in

politics or the right thing. This strikes at the heart of what MPs are

supposed to do. People like me are paid to find the right words for

occasions like these. To describe, analyse and explain. I do not know I

can do it on a day like this. I do not know I can capture the shock for

people whose world is politics. MPs are so often demonised for living

separate lives from the rest of us. The truth that many people do not

want to know is they lived very similar lives were in our

communities, on our streets, worrying about the same things. They

do one thing that we do not do, they open themselves up to anybody who

can come to what is called a constituency surgery with a

grievance. They simply open the door of their local school, library or

political office and say, come and tell me what you think and they put

themselves, as we discover, at terrible risk. That is the beauty of

our system in a way, the open door. We only see the senior politicians

and the armoured cars, the police, the rows of spin doctors. Most

elected representatives were most days, most of the time, are entirely

unprotected and most of the time they are wanting to meet the people

who elect them and say, anything you like to to me. Come and see me on

your terms, not on mine, as equals. As we have seen here, it opens

themselves up to really terrible danger. The horror that people will

feel tonight, I think, is not just the horror at this case but the

awful sense they do not want that the special thing about our

democracy to change. Sir Cliff Richard will not face any

charges over allegations of sexual The Crown Prosecution Service

announced today that there was insufficient evidence

to press charges. Sir Cliff, who's 75,

said he was thrilled but angry that he'd been publicly

named at the beginning He said he'd been hung

out like "live bait". Our home affairs correspondent,

Tom Symonds, reports. Live, on television. That is how the

world found out that Sir Cliff Richard was under investigation. His

home raided by detectives. Watching from Portugal, as they went through

his possessions, it is also how he found out. The BBC is bitterly

criticised for this coverage. Now, nearly two years later, it is over.

No prosecution, insufficient evidence. Sir Cliff's statement...

One of his closest friends says it has dominated his life. I think it

has been torture for him. He has been very badly affected mentally

because he had Tommy that every time he went to bed, it was the last

thing on his mind. Would I get News today that I had been cleared? Sir

Cliff was accused of abusing one boy during this Christian stadium tour

in 1985. Prosecutors also considered another three cases. Being a

Christian has become the most important part of my life. A life

and reputation built from the start and a clean cut image and singing in

the rain at Wimbledon on public affection. All of this was put in

jeopardy, though not for him. It was a big shock. Deep down, I and many

other fans did not believe it. We thought it was a fabricated story.

When the allegations are sexual, reputations are more easily damaged

but some are calling for a ban in publishing the name of those accused

until they are charged. The Bank of England has issued a new

warning about if Britain votes to leave the European Union.

It warned that businesses are putting off major economic decisions

and said the uncertainty was affecting the stability of the

pound. This morning, before

news broke of the attack on the Labour MP Jo Cox,

The Leave and Remain campaigns Boris Johnson visited a fish

processing factory in Norfolk, where he dismissed claims that

Britain's economy will be at risk He accused the Remain campaign

of creating "propaganda" that was The Labour Party leader

Jeremy Corbyn visited the Rolls Royce factory

in Rotherham, to campaign for Britain to remain

in the European Union. He said that EU workers had

benefited the economy, but extra funding must be given

to areas under strain from high Ukip has rejected accusations

of racism, after unveiling a poster showing a queue of migrants

at Europe's border, The poster has been criticised

by all the main parties. The Remain campaign said it had

nothing to do with EU migration and was exploiting the misery of

refugees fleeing Syria's civil war. The Labour MP Jo Cox has died

after she was attacked Referendum campaigning

has been suspended. England fans have been celebrating,

after their team was Mac last-minute victory over Wales at Euro 2016.

At six 30p, we will be joining our look North team to feature the very

latest coverage of the shooting of the Labour MP, Jo Cox, who was

attacked outside her constituency office in West Yorkshire.

England versus Wales was billed as the most significant home nations

England came out on top, beating Wales 2-1 in their Euro 2016

match this afternoon, but it took a last-minute,

Let's go live now to our Sports Editor, Dan Roan,

who watched the action in Lens in Northern France.

Brits abroad. They had crossed the Channel in their tens of thousands

for the kind of international derby that comes round all too rarely.

Ever since the draw was made, this game has stirred the emotions and

captured the imagination. A resurgent Wales in tent on enjoying

the moment in this, their first major championship for 58 years,

against England, from tournament rarely enjoyable. Spurning chances

had cost them dear in their opening game, and so it continued. Raheem

Sterling misfiring when it looked easier score. And then Chris

Smalling heading just wide. The lack of ruthlessness all. Wales were

hanging on, but knew that in Gareth Bale they had someone very special,

and when his chance came, he made it count. , day two chest puffed out,

and strikes brilliantly! Goalkeeper Joe Hart badly at fault for the goal

but the world most expensive player had proved his worth once again.

Manager Roy Hodgson had seen enough. Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy

brought on at half-time. Both would have an impact. First, Vardy, the

substitute doing for his country what he has done all season for

Leicester City. England revitalised, and on level terms. Yet another

striker was introduced, this time youngster Marcus Rashford. But it

was Sturridge that would have the final word. His stoppage time goal

breaking Welsh hearts, and sealing the victory that England had craved.

Hodgson's gamble and his team's perseverance had paid off in

dramatic fashion. It's amazing, that we play so well against Russia, and

lose in the 93rd minute. And today we worked so hard on the second

half, we push and push and push, and it takes until the 92nd minute for

us to get our goal. So does goes to show, I suppose, as people try to

tell us, things to even out, but it is very rare to see them even out of

the space of two games. We give everything, like we always do. As I

said before, if we go out and get 100% and have no regrets then we

can't do anything more. Obviously, we are very disappointed at the

moment, but inside we still full strong, we still feel happy, we are

still enjoying the experience. We still have one game to go and the

tournament is not over yet. Wales will feel hard done by and must now

regather, but comeback complete, it is England whose Euro 2016 campaign

now has liftoff. That was a major win for England, their first, would

you believe, in a major championship for four years. Their first having

been behind at half-time in a major tournament ever. At half-time, make

no mistake, Roy Hodgson's job was hanging by a thread. Now, no doubt,

he will be hailed as something of a genius, because those substitutions

swung the game in England's favour. It paid off with spectacular

fashion. They now topped group B, England, and if they just get a draw

against Slovakia in their final group game on Monday, they will be

guaranteed of qualification to the knockout stages. Not all is lost

either for Wales, there is every chance both teams will still make it

through the group stage. They need to beat Russia, though, to be sure

of a top two place in the group, Chris Coleman's men. There was as

much focus perhaps off the field as there was on it, going into this all

British occasion, because of the violent scenes in Marseille

involving England and Russia fans last weekend, and further clashes

overnight in nearby Lille, where tens of thousands of British fans

have been staying. Much scrutiny on their behaviour today. My colleague

has spent the day but the fans here in Lens. With a focus as much on the

fans as the football, the streets of Lens have been loud but largely

friendly. A 48 hour alcohol ban in shops was meant to keep things calm,

but at the bars, tears flowed freely, as the French security

services looked on. Billed as a game between brothers, the sibling

rivalry was real for Dave and Andy, both desperate to take the bragging

rights. We are sending you home today, boy. You will be taking me

home after we beat you! So who would go home happy? When Gareth Bale

stepped up, Welsh supporters have their breath and let it rule. All

the way from France back to Cardiff and beyond. But then time for

England to celebrate. Jamie Vardy's equaliser raised the decibel level

in Lille, and then in Lens, last-minute drama. English hopes

suddenly sent sky-high. Back in London, the reaction was the same.

For Welsh fans, a sobering taste of what tournament football can be

like, but for England supporters, the party has finally started. My

throat hurts, my throat is killing. An unbelievable feeling, when

Sturridge scored that goal, and Vardy scored. Everyone which is

going mad, jumping up and down. But you don't mind it? No! Kuhn a bit of

a sucker punch, it was hard to take, but we almost do that it was coming.

Obviously a bit dejected, but if you look at the bigger picture, we still

have one game to go. We didn't really have to win today or even

draw. For both sets of fans, it is on to the next one, hoping the

headlines will now remain about what happens on the pitch. England and

Wales not the only home nations in action today. Northern Ireland have

a huge match as you can see now in Lyon, in groups see, against

Ukraine. They need a result. As bronze and a half has put them 1-0

up. Since that goal, the match has been temporarily suspended because

of adverse weather conditions, but the players are back out on the

pitch. Northern Ireland I believe still have the lead, and if they

could hang on, that would be a massive, massive result for them.

Meanwhile, back here in Lens, the sun was very much shining on England

today, thanks to that last-gasp, dramatic stoppage time winner by

Daniel Sturridge. Roy Hodgson's substitutions pain. Wales will find

it very hard to take that they are still very much in this competition

too. We return now to our top story -

the death of the MP Jo Cox. We heard from local people, this was

close to them, what is the mood now? Every so often, people just walk up

to the cord on here, a car will pull up, people will say, what is going

on, what is all this about? When you say your local MP Jo Cox has been

shot dead in daylight, there is absolute disbelief on their faces.

They just do not understand how and why this has happened here. And she

might only have been an MP for just over a year in this small, West

Yorkshire town, but she was well-known, she was accessible. That

is why she was in the library here, speaking to people, hearing what

problems people had forced up she wanted to make a difference to

people's lives. That has been said to me again and again. And there is

a second thing going on here, this is a busy market town, when those

shots rang out 50 yards behind me, this place was packed, there were

people here and they went running. We have spoken to two of those

people and they have been left absolutely terrified about what they

saw and what they heard. The focus now, as you can see from the

forensic officers behind me, is to gather evidence, find clues, speak

to the 52-year-old man who has been arrested to try to understand, to

make sense of what has happened here. We will leave it there. Thank

you very much. Nick Robinson is back with me. We cannot escape the fact,

can make, that this happened in the middle of a major political

campaign. That's right, in the middle of this referendum campaign,

indeed, only has a week to go. Instantly, all sides have suspended

that campaign, leave and remain, but it is inevitable that the questions

around this attack will start a future in politics when it resumes

again, as it will pretty soon. We don't know the exact circumstances,

we know that the police say it was localised, a code that it was not

part of some global terror threat. There were some suggestions around

that there was perhaps some politics involved in it. Much too early to

know if any of that is true. If any of it is true, though, it is perhaps

a reminder that this of all times is a point where our country faces one

of the biggest aquatic choices in either of -- democratic choices, and

realising that anger and fury and rage are never the same thing as

belief, not the same thing as sincerity, not the same thing as

passion. We don't know why Jo Cox died. We do know it was a terrible

tragedy for a member of Parliament, for a mother, for a woman who fought

for other people. But we do know, whether we agreed or disagreed with

her, she deserved, our elected representatives, deserve respect.

Thank you very much. It is time for the weather now with Louise Lear.

Another day when the shower clouds gathered, and when they came they

came with intensity. As you can see from this Weather Watchers picture,

localised flooding, a couple of inches of rain. The shower is

gathered and with some thundery activity, especially from north-west

England and into parts of Lincolnshire. The showers will start

to ease in intensity and they will start to become lighter in nature as

we go through the overnight period. But at the same time we keep a lot

of low cloud, drizzly outbreaks of rain across eastern Scotland, and

there will be some patchy fog to greet us first thing. That cloud and

drizzly rain continues to drift south and east across eastern

Scotland and North East England. The best of the brighter weather looks

likely to be into western Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern

England. Some showers across England and Wales, but a bit further south

and east than we have seen in recent days, some of them really quite

heavy and thundery, with the potential for some localised flash

flooding. Top temperatures 17 to 19 degrees, but some of them quite

nasty indeed, so we will need to keep a close eye on those full stop

a little bit brighter and drier across Northern Ireland and western

Scotland. Still a little bit disappointed in terms of the feel of

things, 14 or 15 degrees, only around 11 or 12 if you keep the

cloud and rain. Conditions will settle down to the weekend, drive or

most of us, and some spells of sunshine around as well. We could

start off with a little bit of showery rain just fringing the

Southeast first thing on Saturday, but this ridge of high pressure will

build and quieten things down quite nicely, so I expect some sunny

spells around, even brightening up in the south-east on Sunday with

highs of 20 degrees. Player-macro a reminder of the main story today.

Labour MP Jo Cox was killed after she was attacked in her West

Yorkshire constituency. Referendum campaigning has been suspended.

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