British Parliament was recalled Monday following the death of MP Jo Cox
According to the BBC,
the British parliament was called back into session on Monday following the death of MP Jo Cox.
The British Parliament is called back into session, recalled, whenever there is an issue of national importance that needs to be addressed.
The last time Parliament was called back into session was on September 26, 2014, to discuss whether Britain should join the U.S. and form a coalition to fight the radical Islamic terrorist group ISIS.
And on August 29, 2013, Parliament was called back into session in order to discuss a response to the Syrian government using chemical weapons on its people.
Cox was killed last Thursday while on her way to meet her constituents. Thomas Mair approached Cox and began shooting and stabbing her.
Mair was later arrested and charged with murder. It is believed that Mair, who has connections with white supremacist groups, was upset because of Cox’s support for immigration and Britain remaining in the European Union.
Before her death, Cox wrote an article in the Yorkshire Post titled “Brexit is no answer to real concerns on immigration.”
In the article, Cox encouraged Britain to remain a member of the European Union and to not isolate immigrant communities within Britain.
Cox also argued that staying in the EU will benefit Britain financially, culturally, and make it a more secure nation.
Her last tweet was on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Cox retweeted Stronger in Press, which referenced the Guardian article titled "Powerful letter from a WW2 Veteran: Don’t abandon the Europe that I fought for." The article is in support of Britain remaining in the EU.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn responded to Cox’s death. Cameron called Cox a “compassionate campaigner,” while Corbyn tweeted that Cox was an avid supporter of human rights, particularly in third world countries, and that she held steadfast to “those values and principles” after she became a member of parliament.
Cox is a graduate of Cambridge University. She is the first person in her family to graduate from a university.
Before joining Parliament, she worked on various campaigns and associations associated with human rights and women and children issues.
Some organizations Cox worked with were NSPCC, Save the Children, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Freedom Fund.
In 2015, Cox began serving her first term as a member of Parliament. During her brief time in Parliament, Cox became the co-chair for the Friends of Syria All Party Parliamentary Group.
She was also a member of Parliamentary groups that focused on issues associated with Palestine, Pakistan, and Kashmir. Brendan Cox, Jo Cox’s husband, told the BBC that his wife lived her life to the fullest and that she would go out of her way to help others.
Brendan Cox told the BBC that in response to her death, his wife would want “our precious children” to be “bathed in love” and for everyone to “unite to fight against the hatred that killed her.”
The British Parliament is called back into session, recalled, whenever there is an issue of national importance that needs to be addressed.
The last time Parliament was called back into session was on September 26, 2014, to discuss whether Britain should join the U.S. and form a coalition to fight the radical Islamic terrorist group ISIS.
And on August 29, 2013, Parliament was called back into session in order to discuss a response to the Syrian government using chemical weapons on its people.
Cox was killed last Thursday while on her way to meet her constituents. Thomas Mair approached Cox and began shooting and stabbing her.
Mair was later arrested and charged with murder. It is believed that Mair, who has connections with white supremacist groups, was upset because of Cox’s support for immigration and Britain remaining in the European Union.
Before her death, Cox wrote an article in the Yorkshire Post titled “Brexit is no answer to real concerns on immigration.”
In the article, Cox encouraged Britain to remain a member of the European Union and to not isolate immigrant communities within Britain.
Cox also argued that staying in the EU will benefit Britain financially, culturally, and make it a more secure nation.
Her last tweet was on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Cox retweeted Stronger in Press, which referenced the Guardian article titled "Powerful letter from a WW2 Veteran: Don’t abandon the Europe that I fought for." The article is in support of Britain remaining in the EU.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn responded to Cox’s death. Cameron called Cox a “compassionate campaigner,” while Corbyn tweeted that Cox was an avid supporter of human rights, particularly in third world countries, and that she held steadfast to “those values and principles” after she became a member of parliament.
Cox is a graduate of Cambridge University. She is the first person in her family to graduate from a university.
Before joining Parliament, she worked on various campaigns and associations associated with human rights and women and children issues.
Some organizations Cox worked with were NSPCC, Save the Children, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Freedom Fund.
In 2015, Cox began serving her first term as a member of Parliament. During her brief time in Parliament, Cox became the co-chair for the Friends of Syria All Party Parliamentary Group.
She was also a member of Parliamentary groups that focused on issues associated with Palestine, Pakistan, and Kashmir. Brendan Cox, Jo Cox’s husband, told the BBC that his wife lived her life to the fullest and that she would go out of her way to help others.
Brendan Cox told the BBC that in response to her death, his wife would want “our precious children” to be “bathed in love” and for everyone to “unite to fight against the hatred that killed her.”
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