Yorkshire, the county in which Jo Cox was born and bred, is in shock at the death of the Labour MP, savagely killed on Thursday 16th June by a 52-year-old man, Tommy Mair, who was eventually arrested. Cox, pro-European, 41 years old and a mother of two, was shot to death while she was in the streets in her constituency in the North of England, a murder that caused a powerful emotional rush all over the country. Prayers have been organised in the churches all over Wakefield and Huddersfield. A night of prayer was held last night in St Peter’s Church in Birstall which was attended by the Anglican Bishop of Huddersfield, Jonathan Gibbs, who on the community’s behalf said: “We are overwhelmed by shock, grief and a sense of loss”. During the vigil, the flag was flown at half staff in the church.

Moments of prayer – states a release from the Church of England – have been organised in Wakefield Cathedral. Mary Creagh said: “Jo died in the place she loved, doing a job she loved”. A moving image of a lit candle has been posted on the twitter account of the All Saints Church in Batley at #PrayForJoCox. Since this morning, such church has kept its doors open and provided a book to write words of condolence and light a candle. The church of Roberttown has been left open too, after the tragic accident. The parish priest, Reverend Richard Burge, said: “I have been particularly impressed by the number of children who have taken their parents to pray here. Many of them met Jo on their school trips or in the scouts. Wherever she went, people were deeply impressed by her”.