Constituents, Labour Party members and the general public have gathered to pay tribute to MP Jo Cox who was murdered this afternoon.

People gathered in Mrs Cox’s constituency of Batley and Spen as well as in central London.

Floral tributes are placed in Birstall Market Square next to the statue of Joseph Priestley a local hero after the murder of Jo Cox (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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(Victoria Friedman/Breitbart London)

(Victoria Friedman/Breitbart London)

(Victoria Friedman/Breitbart London)

(Victoria Friedman/Breitbart London)