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The BBC and The Guardian report on the apparently politically-motivated murder of Labour MP Jo Cox on Thursday by a 52-year-old man. The suspect allegedly shot and stabbed her while shouting, "Britain first!"
Cox had just finished conducting her constituency surgery, where she as the local MP arranges consultations with her constituents. This is an important part of traditional British democracy.
The UK is currently preparing to vote in a referendum on 23rd June on the UK's continued membership of the European Union. The official campaigns for both sides of the referendum have been suspended until Sunday.
Cox has been vocal in support of refugees from the Syrian civil war and in the UK's continued membership of the European Union.
Sentiments are running high, "nationalist" organisations and individuals are using the referendum to gain influence, and immigrants and foreigners are being targeted as scapegoats for the UK's economic woes. The nut-cases are coming out of the woodwork.
All mainstream political parties have expressed their shock, outrage, and sympathy.
(Score: 1) by Prune on Saturday June 18 2016, @02:26AM
So Soylent editors now feel obliged to throw their political bias into summaries? If that's what I wanted as a reader, I'd stick to /.