Belfast vigil held in tribute to MP Jo Cox

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.

Thomas Mair (52), is charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.

Mair is due to appear in a central London court later Saturday.

Labour Party lawmaker Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed to death Thursday after getting out of her auto in the town of Birstall in her home constituency.

One witness said a man pulled an old or makeshift gun from a bag and fired twice.

According to The Guardian, police were believed to have found Nazi regalia and far-right literature in their search of his long-time house in Birstall.

David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn have described the killing as an “attack on democracy”.

She said Mr Mair, had been examined by two specialist medical practitioners and deemed fit for detention and interview and said detectives were continuing to question him.

He prayed for Mr Kenny who “despite his 77 years intervened in the attack to try and save Jo’s life and was stabbed and badly injured”.

He remains in hospital in a stable condition.

The visit by the prime minister and Labour leader came as the Conservatives, Lib Dems and UKIP all announced they would not contest the by-election resulting from her death.

He made the argument in an article in the Sunday Telegraph as the battleground shifted to the news media with large rallies still on hold because of the Thursday slaying of Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox.

Rev Paul Knight described her as a “21st century Good Samaritan”, and said: ‘Jo was someone who went out of her way to help others.

“It’s a tragedy beyond tragedy what happened yesterday”.

Vote Leave and Remain have both suspended campaigning in the European Union referendum in light of the attack.

“Where we see hatred, where we find division, where we see intolerance, we must drive it out of our politics and out of our public life and out of our communities”, Cameron said. “But thank God there is so much goodness – goodness that does not recognise colour, not nationality”.

And Mr Wickes prayed for the causes Mrs Cox supported, including children fleeing from war zones “seeking safety among us”, the people of Syria, children locally “left behind in comparison with children in London” and people living with autism.

“I can’t get my head round the fact that Jo was attacked on the streets of Birstall in broad daylight, in public”, said Tina Walker, who worked alongside Cox in promoting ethically sourced foods from developing nations – and who recalled how Cox would hug anybody she recognized in town.