More than £220,000 has been raised for charities supported by murdered MP Jo Cox.
Friends of the late Labour politician are raising money to support the three charities “closest to her heart” and chosen by her family following her death.
They represent her campaigns as an MP to help civilians caught up in the Syrian war, to fight racism and extremism in Britain, and to help residents in her Batley and Spen constituency in West Yorkshire.
In a Twitter message to those wanting to mark his wife’s death with a donation, Mrs Cox’s husband Brendan said: “Protecting people in Syria, tackling loneliness & fighting extremism; some of the causes Jo fought 4. U can help here http://gofund.me/jocox.”
More than £220,000 was raised in the space of around 15 hours after the fund was launched on Friday.
The charities are:
* The White Helmets – unarmed and neutral volunteer search and rescue workers in Syria who have saved more than 51,000 lives from under the rubble of the conflict
* HOPE not hate – which seeks to challenge and defeat the politics of hate and extremism in communities across Britain
* The Royal Voluntary Service – to support volunteers helping to combat loneliness in Mrs Cox’s constituency
Members of the public can give at www.gofundme.com/jocox.
An online book of condolence has been set up on the Labour Party website, with people invited to “leave messages of condolence, support, and solidarity for Jo’s family, friends and colleagues”.
A page on the campaigning website Avaaz is inviting people to pledge to honour Mrs Cox’s memory “by picking up the banner of love, and carrying it to our homes, our communities, our countries and our world”.
The page has drawn messages from around the world.