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Jo Cox dead: Read husband Brendan Cox's statement in full

'Jo would have no regrets about her life, she lived every day of it to the full' 

Thursday 16 June 2016 18:55 EDT
Jo Cox the day before her killing
Jo Cox the day before her killing (Brendan Cox/Twitter)

The husband of murdered MP Jo Cox has urged people to "fight against the hatred that killed her."

In a statement, Brendan Cox said: "Today is the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. More difficult, more painful, less joyful, less full of love. I and Jo's friends and family are going to work every moment of our lives to love and nurture our kids and to fight against the hate that killed Jo.

"Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy, and a zest for life that would exhaust most people.

"She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now, one that our precious children are bathed in love and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her. Hate doesn't have a creed, race or religion, it is poisionous.

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"Jo would have no regrets about her life, she lived every day of it to the full."

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