Jo Cox Tribute: Her Life Had Real Meaning Says Friend Alison McGovern In Emotional Tribute

MPs united today to pay tribute to Jo Cox
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Jo Cox’s life had “real meaning” her friend Alison McGovern said today in an emotional tribute to her dead colleague.

Addressing a sombre House of Commons this afternoon, the Labour MP praised Jo’s compassion and support for others in a touching tribute.

With Jo’s husband and two children watching on from the public gallery, McGovern quoted from one of her friend’s own speeches in the Commons to highlight her desire to help people all over the world.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Prime Minister David Cameron also paid tribute to Jo, who was killed last Thursday on her way to carry out a constituency surgery in the village of Birstall in her Yorkshire constituency.

McGovern began her tribute by quoting from Jo’s speech in April, in which she called on the UK government to take in 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees in Europe.

“Who can blame desperate parents for wanting to escape the horror that their families are experiencing?

“Children are being killed on their way to school, one in three children have grown up knowing nothing but fear and war. Those children have been exposed to things no child should ever witness, and I know I would risk life and limb to get my two precious babies out of that hellhole,” quoted McGovern.

The Wirral South MP, wearing the white rose of Yorkshire as a tribute to her friend’s home county, described Jo as “a feminist whose activism saved women’s lives and whose political skill got women elected to this house.”

She added: “Half holding you upright, half shoving you forward, that is what it meant to have Jo’s arm around your shoulder and how we all long for those arms around our shoulder today for one more hug and definitely for one more smile. But it cannot be.”

In a passionate and emotional end to her tribute, McGovern said: “We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than the things that divide us.

“Cheap populism cannot take hold. Jo’s vision of our country, explained in that speech she made, we know in our hearts to be true. It’s not where you come from that matters, it’s the compassion and love in your heart. You might be ferociously proud of your home town, as Jo was, but you know that compassion doesn’t end at its boundaries.

“And here’s another thing that doesn’t end. Jo Cox’s life had real meaning. She gave love to us all and that can never be lost. We may feel lost today but inside us all the love is still there.”

After an hour of tributes, MPs broke out into applause – many directing it in the direction of Jo’s family – as they left the chamber to attend a memorial service in the nearby St Margaret’s Church.

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron attends after a service of rememberance for Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed to death last week outside her constituency surgery, in Westminster, London, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Yui Mok/Pool
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Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (second left) arrive with other MPs at St Margaret's Church, London, for a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate Jo Cox MP.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) and Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (3R) arrive at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: (L-R) Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party depart St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrive with members of parliament at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Prime Minister David Cameron (third right) and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn (second right) lead MPs from the Houses of Parliament to St Margaret's Church, London, for a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate Jo Cox MP.
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BIRSTALL, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: People view the growing carpet of floral tributes left in memory of slain Labour MP Jo Cox in Market Square, Birstall on June 20, 2016 in Birstall, United Kingdom. The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was about to hold her weekly constituency surgery in Birstall Library last Thursday (June 16, 2016) when she was shot and stabbed in the street. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrive at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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BIRSTALL, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: A growing carpet of floral tributes left in memory of slain Labour MP Jo Cox in Market Square, Birstall on June 20, 2016 in Birstall, United Kingdom. The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was about to hold her weekly constituency surgery in Birstall Library last Thursday (June 16, 2016) when she was shot and stabbed in the street. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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BIRSTALL, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: A growing carpet of floral tributes left in memory of slain Labour MP Jo Cox in Market Square, Birstall on June 20, 2016 in Birstall, United Kingdom. The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was about to hold her weekly constituency surgery in Birstall Library last Thursday (June 16, 2016) when she was shot and stabbed in the street. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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BIRSTALL, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: People view the growing carpet of floral tributes left in memory of slain Labour MP Jo Cox in Market Square, Birstall on June 20, 2016 in Birstall, United Kingdom. The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was about to hold her weekly constituency surgery in Birstall Library last Thursday (June 16, 2016) when she was shot and stabbed in the street. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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BIRSTALL, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: A growing carpet of floral tributes left in memory of slain Labour MP Jo Cox in Market Square, Birstall on June 20, 2016 in Birstall, United Kingdom. The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was about to hold her weekly constituency surgery in Birstall Library last Thursday (June 16, 2016) when she was shot and stabbed in the street. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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A Union flags flies at half mast over Portcullis House in front of the clock face of Queen Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) at the Houses of Parliament in honour of slain Labour MP Jo Cox in London on June 20, 2016.British lawmakers gathered Monday to honour a murdered colleague, attempting a rare show of unity in a heated, neck-and-neck race for votes three days before a referendum on whether to quit the EU. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrive at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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A white and red rose lie on Jo Cox's empty seat in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to her.
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Labour Co-operative Jonathan Reynolds speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour Co-operative Barry Sheerman speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour Co-operative Barry Sheerman speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Green Party MP Caroline Lucas speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Mary Creagh speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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DUP MP Nigel Dodds speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Alison McGovern speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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SNP MP Eilidh Whiteford speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Stephen Doughty speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Holly Lynch speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Holly Lynch speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Stephen Kinnock speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Conservative MP Stuart Andrew speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Stephen Kinnock speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne and deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson join MPs as they process from the Houses of Parliament to St Margaret's Church, London, for a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate Jo Cox MP.
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Conservative MP Stuart Andrew speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Conservative MP Cheryl Gillan speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Harriet Harman speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour MP Rachel Reeves speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Prime Minister David Cameron speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Prime Minister David Cameron speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Commons Speaker John Bercow speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Commons Speaker John Bercow (right) and his wife Sally Bercow attending a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate Jo Cox MP at St Margaret's Church, London.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Commons Speaker John Bercow speaks in the House of Commons, London, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox.
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron walks from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a service of rememberance for Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed to death last week outside her constituency surgery, in Westminster, London, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Labour MP Yvette Cooper walks from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a service of rememberance for Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed to death last week outside her constituency surgery, in Westminster, London, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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The former leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband walks from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a service of rememberance for Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed to death last week outside her constituency surgery, in Westminster, London, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (2nd R) walks from Parliament to St Margaret's Church with Jeremy Corbyn (R) the leader of the opposition Labour Party for a service of rememberance for Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed to death last week outside her constituency surgery, in Westminster, London, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (3rd R) walks from Parliament to St Margaret's Church with Jeremy Corbyn (2nd R) the leader of the opposition Labour Party for a service of rememberance for Labour MP Jo Cox who was shot and stabbed to death last week outside her constituency surgery, in Westminster, London, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Ed Miliband (C) and wife Justine Thornton arrive at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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MP and former London mayor Boris Johnson, center, arrives at St Margaret's Church in London, Monday, June 20, 2016, for a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate Jo Cox, the 41-year-old Member of Parliament shot to death last week in northern England. The mother of two was shot to death Thursday afternoon in her constituency near Leeds. The man charged with her slaying made a brief appearance in court by video link from prison Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn (third left) attending a service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate Jo Cox MP at St Margaret's Church, London.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Jean Leadbeater, the mother of Labour MP Jo Cox, is embraced by her husband Gordon Leadbeater in Parliament Square after the service on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Jean Leadbeater (C), the mother of Labour MP Jo Cox, and her husband Gordon Leadbeater (R) look at tributes left in Parliament Square after the service on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Jean Leadbeater, the mother of Labour MP Jo Cox, is embraced by her husband Gordon Leadbeater in Parliament Square after the service on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Jean Leadbeater, the mother of Labour MP Jo Cox, is embraced by her husband Gordon Leadbeater in Parliament Square after the service on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Jean Leadbeater, the mother of Labour MP Jo Cox, is escourted by her husband Gordon Leadbeater in Parliament Square after the service for their daughter Jo Cox on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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British Labour Party politician Stephen Kinnock (L) walks with members of parliament from all parties, to St Margarets Church after attending a special session in the House of Commons where members of parliament had the opportunity to pay tribute to their murdered colleague, MP Jo Cox on June 20, 2016 in London.Prime Minister David Cameron urged people to unite against hatred on Monday as Britain's parliament held a tearful special session to honour murdered lawmaker Jo Cox. Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two who campaigned for British membership of the European Union in a June 23 referendum, was shot and killed last Thursday in her constituency in northern England. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman (L) and Oona King, Baroness King of Bow (R) arrive for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: (L-R) Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn depart after the service at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn as they walk from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: (L-R) British Chancellor George Osborne, Deputy Leader of Labour Tom Watson, Baroness Smith of Basildon, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and Baroness Stowell of Beeston arrive for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Ed Miliband (L) and Labour MP Yvette Cooper walk from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (L) and deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson (R) as they walk from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: British Prime Minister David Cameron (2L), Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn (3L) and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as they walk from Parliament to St Margaret's Church for a remembrance service for Jo Cox at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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British Conservative Party politicians Philip Hammond and Theresa May (R) walk with members of parliament from all parties, to St Margarets Church after attending a special session in the House of Commons where members of parliament had the opportunity to pay tribute to their murdered colleague, MP Jo Cox on June 20, 2016 in London.Prime Minister David Cameron urged people to unite against hatred on Monday as Britain's parliament held a tearful special session to honour murdered lawmaker Jo Cox. Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two who campaigned for British membership of the European Union in a June 23 referendum, was shot and killed last Thursday in her constituency in northern England. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (L) embraces a member of the clergy as Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party looks on at St Margaret's church on June 20, 2016 in London, England. Parliament was recalled from recess today so MPs could pay tribute to Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, who was murdered in her constituency last Thursday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Stephen Timms, U.K. lawmaker, arrives at the service of prayer and remembrance to commemorate U.K. lawmaker Jo Cox at Westminster Abbey in London, U.K., on Monday, June 20, 2016. Cox was killed as she attended a meeting with constituents in the town of Birstall, northern England, in the first murder of a U.K. lawmaker in a quarter of a century. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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British chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne (R) walks with members of parliament from all parties to St Margarets Church after attending a special session in the House of Commons where members of parliament had the opportunity to pay tribute to their murdered colleague, MP Jo Cox on June 20, 2016 in London.Prime Minister David Cameron urged people to unite against hatred on Monday as Britain's parliament held a tearful special session to honour murdered lawmaker Jo Cox. Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two who campaigned for British membership of the European Union in a June 23 referendum, was shot and killed last Thursday in her constituency in northern England. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images)