BBC Britain Press Association and Clarke Rothwell

Labour Party: Police would not speculate on the attacker motive, but Clarke Rothwell, who runs a cafe near the scene of the slaying, told the BBC and Britain Press Association that the assailant shouted Britain first! several times, according to Toronto Star. Police did not confirm that account. Jo Cox, a 41-year-old Labour Party legislator who praised the contribution of immigrants to Britain and championed the cause of war-scarred Syrian refugees, was attacked outside a library in Birstall, northern England, after a regular meeting with constituents. Witnesses described a man shooting Cox several times and then stabbing her as she lay on the pavement. Our working presumption . . . is that this is a lone incident, said Dee Collins, acting chief constable of West Yorkshire Police. Police said they had arrested a 52-year-old man and were not looking for anyone else. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.