The brutal killing of an MP going about her job, and standing up for human rights, democracy and decency is a violent attack on the very fabric of our country.  Jo lit up Parliament with her energy, decency and commitment since her election last May. She has paid the highest price for her beliefs.  She leaves a husband and two young children. All of us who care about democracy must all now stand together and ensure that when her children ask 'Why did Mummy die, Daddy?' her husband Brendan can tell them to be proud because she died standing up for the values on which our freedoms and Parliamentary democracy are based. Let us bé inspired by her sacrifice to stand up for those values and insist that the politics of prejudice, intolerance, hate and violence have no part in our society.

George Freeman MP