Tearful British MPs paid glowing tributes to their slain colleague Jo Cox in the House of Commons on Monday at a special session to honour the "passionate and progressive" Labour politician who was murdered by a far-right activist.
Labour MP Jo Cox was holding a meeting with constituents, in her local constituency when an altercation reportedly led to the attack.
The man charged with the brutal street killing of UK's first-time woman lawmaker Jo Cox on Saturday gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for Britain" when he appeared in a court in London, as the European Union referendum campaigning was suspended nationally until Sunday in tribute to her.
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'Almost exclusively, their interest was in the work that we were doing that they thought of as being "anti-national". One of them even used that specific word,' says Aakar Patel.
'I think the markets will move up given that there will be more money.'
Much will depend on turnout, with younger Britons seen as more supportive of the European Union than their elders but less likely to vote.
Sterling was last at $1.4450, having carved out a massive range of $1.4000 to $1.5022.
Opinion polls have suggested that while big business is broadly in favour of staying in the EU, small firms have been evenly split in what looks like a photo-finish.
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