The man accused of murdering the Labour MP Jo Cox threw his hands in the air and declared himself to be a “political activist” when approached by police moments after the gun and knife attack, his trial has heard. When Wright found a firearm in the holdall, Mair said: “I am a political activist,” according to Nicholls. Mair was handcuffed and arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Simon Russell Flint QC, defending, put it to Nicholls and Wright that Mair said nothing to police at any time during his arrest. The town lies within Batley and Spen, the West Yorkshire constituency to which she had been elected in the 2015 general election.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2016 12:14 UTC