Moray tribute to Jo Cox MP
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AN EMOTIONAL Moray tribute has been paid to murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.
Labour councillor for Fochabers-Lhanbryde, Sean Morton, said: "On behalf of the Moray Labour Party and I’m sure the people of Moray I offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Jo Cox.
"She was a fine public servant in the very best Labour tradition and her life has been tragically cut short.
"Every day men and women, of all political parties. go to work to improve their community and take part in the great experiment that is democracy.
"It’s scary being confronted by angry people who disagree with you but we do it because we want to make a difference.
"Let’s remember Jo Cox as someone who stood up for what she believed in and as someone who was simply in her community trying to help. Speak HER name, not that of her killer."
Moray MP Angus Robertson expressed his sympathies to Jo's family, friends and colleagues.
And in other Tweets, he added: "Like many parliamentarians I have a morning of surgeries for constituents but will be thinking of murdered colleague Jo Cox.
"We are united as democrats and reject hatred."
Both sides in the European Referendum campaign have suspended all political campaigning as a mark of respect for Jo Cox.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested and is being questioned by police in West Yorkshire.
