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Fair enough if you have nothing to learn from it and brush it aside as one of those things that happens in a healthy democracy. That's up to you and I am not going to convince you otherwise. I trust that more influential people do actually learn from it and never, ever forget it.

And therein lies the problem. It is NOT ANY kind of war. It is supposed to be a mature debate - politicians giving their measured views for the electorate to democratically decide. Do you not understand that the murder of an MP is a hugely serious affront to democracy? Far more serious than any...

Campaigning in the way it did before this murder has to stop, yes. Monday in the parliament should be an extremely important day. Some very strong leadership, mature reflection and debate is required by all. If any campaigning after that descends back into the pathetic scaremongering and...

No-one is elevating Jo Cox to sainthood - sensible people are stopping and reflecting on what this appalling crime says about society and politics and why it may have happened. Democracy hasn't stopped. It is still happening on 23rd June (or whenever the referendum is). Spreading lies and hate...

Very well written letter that. He is right - there is something very wrong somewhere. This sort of thing should not happen anywhere, let alone the UK. The UK is supposed to be tolerant and compassionate, where robust debate wins the day, not where personal verbal and now deadly, physical...

Let's just wait to get all the facts first. We should be more concerned for her welfare and her young family. Police update at 5pm.

Absolutely appalling. Apparently 2 men were arguing on the street, she intervened, one man pulled a gun and fired 2 or 3 shots, then stabbed her. Still unclear how many times she was shot but possibly twice. He then shouted "Britain First" or something like that. He has been arrested - 52 years...