Breaking News: Labour Mp Jo Cox Shot In Birstall, Leeds.

[ladybirder]

She's in a critical condition and may not pull through.

[Bazile]

What an utterly cowardly and senseless act by this individual .

What must her husband / children / family be going through now .

Just think, you say goodbye to your wife and mum this morning , expecting her to return later - but now your world has shattered by this cowardly individual .

[Smowball]

Her poor children and family x

[DTCwordfan]

absolutely appalling and deepest sympathy to her family.

[Prudie]

Words fail me this is too awful to comtemplate. Heartfelt condolences to her family

[pastafreak]

What an absolutely appalling tragedy...deepest sympathy to her family.

[Zacs-Master]

I actually know someone who lives in Birstall. Word on the street is that it was carried out by a member of a white supremacist group from a local estate. Shocking and deeply saddening.

[naomi24]

Dreadful... just dreadful.

[ladybirder]

So if that is true zacs, she could have been targeted for her political beliefs rather than what was mentioned this afternoon about her intervening in a fight. What would anyone hope to gain from doing such a terrible thing? Shaking my head here in disbelief. He must be potty.

[DTCwordfan]

potty is an understatement.

[ladybirder]

You're right DTC. A dreadful understatement by me. Evil ******* would be better.

[jno]

"Police are also investigating reports the suspect shouted “Britain first”, a possible reference to the far-right political party, as he launched the attack."
(From a Guardian report.)

I've not read any more on this, but it does hint at a political motive

[DTCwordfan]

I had thought about adding sending him off to Isis with the words 'child molestor' stamped on his passport, what they did in revenge to a rather graphic murder involving deep fat frying on 'Spooks'........so the thoughts are the same, ladybirder.

[DTCwordfan]

they being MI5

[ladybirder]

I heard that on Sky News this afternoon jno, mentioned it in an earlier post. How killing someone helps your cause I don't know. Just the opposite I wold have thought.

[Gromit]

Obviously muslim fanatics prey on the very dim and turn them into killers in the name of a certain cause whether it is ISIS or al Qaeda or whoever.
We now seem to have a hint that far right causes might be doing the same, targetting the mentally ill to undertake diabolic acts in the name of "Britain First" or whoever the latest nutcases are.
Very sad that innocent people die due to fanatics on all sides.

[naomi24]

According to the report just broadcast on Channel 4 News, the killer didn't cry, "Britain First" - he yelled "put Britain first". I don't believe, as yet, there is any evidence that be belonged to any particular organisation.

[anneasquith]

It just goes to show the difference in reporting . no two accounts match. :-(

[DTCwordfan]

so, naomi, why eliminate your local MP who happens to be a Remainer - that's a bit extreme by anybody's book and, plainly, simply and all the rest, not acceptable.

[naomi24]

DTC, what on earth are you talking about? It's horrendous! Of course it isn't acceptable. Has anyone suggested it is?

[Smowball]

A little strange that the husband has been tweeting her photo and making public statements already - I wouldn't even be functioning - but I guess grief affects us all diffently doesn't it.