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Saturday, 18 June 2016

Fundraising Campaign in Memory of Jo Cox MP Raises £100,000 in Hours


A fundraising campaign in memory of , who was killed yesterday outside her constituency surgery, has reached more than £100,000 hours after it was set up.

Money donated will go to the charities closest to the Labour politician’s heart, working both internationally and close to home.

One of the charities, the White Helmets, works to help those in Syria. Jo had been a committed advocate for Syrian refugees.


Another is the Royal Voluntary Service which aims to reduce loneliness in her own constituency.
It came as thousands gathered in London’s Parliament Square this evening to pay tribute.

The full appeal reads:

‘In celebration and memory of Jo Cox, we are raising funds to support charities closest to her heart, chosen by her family:

The Royal Voluntary Service, to support volunteers helping combat loneliness in Jo’s constituency, Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire.

HOPE not hate, who seek to challenge and defeat the politics of hate and extremism within local communities across Britain.

The White Helmets: volunteer search and rescue workers in Syria. Unarmed and neutral, these heroes have saved more than 51,000 lives from under the rubble and bring hope to the region.

‘In her husband Brendan’s words: ‘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.’

‘Let’s come together and give what we can to help create that better world.’


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