Sister of Jo Cox urges 'common ground' 10 years after her murder
When I arrive in Kim Leadbeater's office, she is - as ever - fizzing with energy. The Spen Valley Labour MP has just treated her staff to fish and chips, and her desk is overflowing with paperwork. And yet Kim describes her parliamentary role as a "job I didn't want". Her sist
When I arrive in Kim Leadbeater's office, she is - as ever - fizzing with energy.
The Spen Valley Labour MP has just treated her staff to fish and chips, and her desk is overflowing with paperwork.
And yet Kim describes her parliamentary role as a "job I didn't want".
Her sister Jo Cox was murdered outside her constituency surgery in Birstall 10 years ago today, in the run-up to the EU referendum.
It was a horrific attack which shocked the nation and the world.
A few years later when the seat of Batley and Spen became available, Kim remembered her big sister's words "politics needs good people to stand up" and felt compelled to keep her legacy alive.
The day Jo was murdered began in a "normal" way for Kim, although she remembers it in a bit of a "fog".
She had taken her car in for an MOT, before heading out for a run.

