Jo Cox
Coverage of Jo Cox in the Nexus archive.
- Ex-UK politician Widdecombe was hit 21 times with a hammer, prosecutors say
Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times with a hammer by Joshua Kerry at her home. Prosecutors are investigating potential political or terrorist motives, and her death has raised concerns about politician security.
- British prosecutors charge a man with murder in the death of former politician Ann Widdecombe
British prosecutors charged Joshua Kerry with murder in the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former politician. Police are investigating potential political or terrorist motives behind the attack.
- Police say UK politician’s killing was a ‘targeted attack’
UK counterterrorism police confirmed the murder of right-wing politician Ann Widdecombe as a 'targeted attack,' with a 28-year-old man arrested on terrorism and murder charges. The suspect was detained in Yorkshire before being rearrested as a terrorism suspect, and authorities are investigating if other Reform UK politicians were targeted.
- UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in ‘targeted attack’
Ann Widdecombe, a former politician and TV personality, was killed in a targeted attack. A 28-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder and terror crimes. Counterterror police now lead the investigation, which was initially handled by Devon and Cornwall Police.
- ‘Canaries in the coalmine of populism’: an oral history of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front row seat
The article details key events from the 2016 Brexit campaign, including Boris Johnson joining Vote Leave, the murder of Jo Cox, and David Cameron's resignation following the EU membership referendum. These events are described as pivotal in shaping the UK's political future.
- Division in UK probably worse now than in run-up to Brexit, says Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater warns that political hatred and division in the UK are worse now than during the Brexit referendum, when her sister Jo Cox was murdered. She made the remarks ahead of the 10th anniversary of her sister's murder.