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Tributes Pour In For Slain British Member Of Parliament

Published June 17, 2016 at 1:35 PM EDT
Staff from Britain's opposition Labour Party stand together before placing floral tributes for their colleague Jo Cox, the 41-year-old British Member of Parliament shot to death yesterday in northern England, on Parliament Square outside the House of Parliament in London, Friday, June 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Staff from Britain's opposition Labour Party stand together before placing floral tributes for their colleague Jo Cox, the 41-year-old British Member of Parliament shot to death yesterday in northern England, on Parliament Square outside the House of Parliament in London, Friday, June 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

As the investigation into the murder of British House Of Commons and Labor Party Representative Jo Cox continues, reaction also is pouring in. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said, “It is cruel and terrible that her life was cut short.”

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks to the BBC’s Rob Watson.

Guest

Rob Watson, BBC political correspondent. He tweets @robwatsonbbc.

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