A man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox.
Mrs Cox, 41, was attacked in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, at lunchtime on Thursday.
West Yorkshire Police said Thomas Mair, of Birstall, has been charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.
The 52-year-old will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
West Yorkshire Police Temporary Chief Constable Dee Collins said last night that a 77-year-old man remains in a stable condition in hospital after he was injured when he “bravely intervened” in an effort to help Mrs Cox.
More than £200,000 was raised on Friday night on a fundraising page set up by friends of Mrs Cox to support three charities “closest to her heart”.
The Remain and Vote Leave sides have suspended national campaigning in light of the death of Mrs Cox, who entered Parliament as MP for Batley and Spen in last year’s general election.
Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have announced that they will not contest the by-election resulting from her death, giving Labour a probable free run at retaining the Westminster seat which she won with a majority of 6,057.