The mother of two died yesterday after being shot and stabbed outside her constituency advice surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire.
A 52-year-old man – named locally as Tommy Mair – was arrested and remains in Police custody this morning.
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US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has condemned the killing saying she's “horrified by the assassination” – and that her “thoughts and prayers are with her friends, her family, and the British people.”
Elizabeth Peacock represented the area as the Conservative MP from 1983 and says she'll be hugely missed in Parliament.
