More information is becoming available about the political affiliations of the the murderer of Labour MP Jo Cox, Tommy Mair, 52. The attacker has been linked to an organisation called ‘Springbok Club’, which is associated with the apartheid racist movement. UK authorities decided to suspend any political campaigning on the June 23 referendum for 24 hours, after the murder sent shockwaves across the world.

It has become apparent that the murder was politically motivated as multiple eyewitness heard the man shouting ‘Britain first’ during his attack on Jo Cox, who was a staunch pro-EU supporter. On its part, the far right party ‘Britain First’ condemned the murder, denying any involvement in the murder or that Mair was politically affiliated to their party.

The incident happened outside the West Yorkshire Library in Bristall, when the murderer shot Cox three times, once in the head, with a sawn off shotgun and stabbed her with a hunting knife while she lay on the ground. The MP was an outspoken supporter of the Remain campaign and had called for more refugees to be given a safe haven on our shores.

Last night her husband, charity worker Brendan Cox, 37, said he would dedicate ‘every moment’ of the rest of his life to his wife’s memory. Jo Cox, mother of two children, had evolved into one of Labour party’s more prominent figures after the 2015 elections and was extremely active in the solidarity and charity movements, especially during the refugee crisis.

Meanwhile, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and leader of the main opposition party New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis both expressed their sorrow over the tragic incident.