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[theboyfromxtown]

Why do you call it racist when both Jo Cox and her killer Thomas Mair were from the same race?

[144man]

Why do you call it racist when both Jo Cox and her killer Thomas Mair were from the same race?

Because Thomas Mair was an extreme right-wing sympathiser, and was presumably motivated by Jo Cox's stance on racial equality. A Not Guilty plea has been entered on his behalf, so no doubt further details will come to light during the course of the trial.

[144man]

Why do you call it racist when both Jo Cox and her killer Thomas Mair were from the same race?

Further to my post #203, from today's Metro:

"Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed to death by a constituent who repeatedly shouted "Britain First", a trial heard yesterday... Aide Fazila Aswat tried to defend her boss and heard Mair, 53, yell "Britain First, this is for Britain, Britain will always come first", said prosecutor Richard Whittam QC. He added that it was a premeditated murder for a political and/or ideological cause...Mrs Cox's caseworker Sandra Major said she heard him say "We're British independence" during the alleged attack."