Thomas Mair Charged With The Murder Of MP Jo Cox

A man is set to appear in court today accused of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox.

When asked his name by a clerk at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Mair replied “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain”, which he repeated once more when asked a second time.

Mair said nothing when the court asked him to give his address and date of birth.

Mair, who is from Birstall, appeared at the Old Bailey via a video-link from Belmarsh prison this afternoon.

Haringey’s MPs are “heartbroken” after the murder of Jo Cox on Thursday.

The International Monetary Fund, which has previously warned that Britain and the world economy could be hit by a so-called Brexit, said on Saturday an exit could leave Britain’s economy more than 5 percent smaller by 2019.

Parliament is being recalled on Monday after the killing of the Labour MP in her constituency on Thursday.

Mrs Cox is the first sitting MP to be killed since Conservative Ian Gow was blown up by the IRA in 1990, the last in a string of politicians to be murdered by Northern Irish terror groups.

A British exit from the European Union would rock the bloc – already shaken by differences over migration and the future of the euro zone – by ripping away its second-largest economy, one of its top two military powers and by far its richest financial centre.

Vigils have been held across the country in memory of Mrs Cox, a mother-of-two, Cambridge graduate and a prominent member of the Remain campaign.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Friday brought bouquets to a floral tribute near the scene of the attack in Birstall in Yorkshire.

Jo lived on a houseboat on the Thames with her husband Brendan and their two young children.

Emotional tribute was given by sister of Jo Cox, Kim Leadbeater, to her sister in Birstall, West Yorkshire.

A 77-year-old man who intervened to try to protect Ms Cox remains in hospital in a stable condition after suffering a serious injury to his abdomen.

“It is a vile act that has killed her”, Corbyn said.

An online fundraising page for charities supported by Cox raised 250,000 pounds in a matter of hours.

U.S. President Barack Obama telephoned her husband to express condolences and released a statement praising her commitment and service.

“Jo’s politics were inspired by love and the outpouring and unity of tributes we’ve seen in the past few days show the extraordinary reach and impact of her message”, Cameron said, describing her as a committed democrat and a passionate feminist.