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The World Tonight: Labour MP Jo Cox shot dead in the street

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16/06/2016

Labour MP Jo Cox shot dead in the street

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, Labour MP Jo Cox shot dead in the street

Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, has died after being shot in her constituency.

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, has died after being shot in her constituency.

Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot in the street. Paul Moss reports from Birstall, in her constituency, and we hear from her friend Brigid McConville, and senior labour colleague Harriet Harman. Also the UN has declared efforts by so-called Islamic State to wipe out the Yazidis 'genocide'. And what does China think of a potential British exit from the EU?

Photo: Jo Cox. Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire.

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