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THE husband of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox said yesterday that he does not believe the Leave campaigns ahead of the EU referendum were connected to her death.
Brendan Cox said he felt the referendum had caused “heightened tension” but that he did not think that the campaign for Brexit, or the 52 per cent of voters who backed it, were to blame.
Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Mr Cox added: “Jo was always very clear that [voting Leave] was a completely legitimate choice and there were good reasons for staying and there were good reasons for going.”
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