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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Nosheen Iqbal

Division in UK probably worse now than in run-up to Brexit, says Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater

Jo Cox wearing a Labour rosette
Jo Cox, 41 (pictured) had been an MP for just over a year when she was killed by a rightwing extremist. Composite: Guardian Design/REX/Shutterstock

Political hatred and division in the UK is probably worse now than during the Brexit referendum, when Jo Cox was murdered, says Kim Leadbeater, Cox’s sister who is now also a Labour MP.

Speaking to the Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast Leadbeater, who was elected to the same Yorkshire seat held by Cox in a 2021 byelection, said everyone in public life had a responsibility to try and ease tensions.

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