Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two from the opposition Labour Party, was left bleeding on the pavement after the incident in the town of Birstall in northern England, according to witnesses quoted by local media.
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Mr Gates, who founded Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – a philanthropic organisation – also said Britain’s European Union membership and access to the single market played a role in the decision to place the company’s research facilities in Cambridge.
But she added: “We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident”. It’s the first time the Ipsos-Mori telephone survey has shown a lead for the “leave” camp. The U.S.is also the U.K.’s biggest trading partner, with British exports to the U.S.in April 2016 alone valued at £4.4 billion ($6.17 billion) according to United Kingdom government trade statistics. She was a committed and caring MP.
One witness, local cafe owner Clarke Rothwell, said that Cox had been shot three times.
Sky News television quoted unconfirmed reports that the shooter shouted “Britain first” – possibly a reference to a far-right group of the same name.
“Those who are pro-EU may benefit from this tragic event.it could boost their chances”, said Fariborz Moshirian, director of the Institute of Global Finance at the University of New South Wales.
His visit has angered Spain, which also claims the tiny territory.
The commodity soared as new polls showed a rise in support for Brexit ahead of next week’s referendum, adding to concerns over the global economic outlook.
The Brexit referendum has captured the imagination and fear of market participants this week as polls point to the outcome resting on a knife edge, but there are good reasons for investors not to panic, Capital Economics says.
Nearly half believe leading Out campaigner Boris Johnson is telling the truth when he says that Britain sends 350 million pounds a week to the European Union – even though it has been criticised as misleading by pro-Remain lawmakers and by independent experts.
The attack came with campaigning in full swing before a crunch referendum on June 23 on whether Britain stays in the European Union or becomes the first country in the almost six-decade history of the bloc to leave.
The Millward Brown poll is also in line with an Ipsos Mori poll in Scotland which yesterday showed that support for Remain has slumped, with 53 per cent for Remain and 32 per cent for Leave. “Twenty percent of voters may change their minds, giving hope to both sides, although often undecided (traditionally) don’t bother to vote”, he said. “But if things develop in another way, we must be prepared for that”, Fico said.
Whether Britain will leave the European Union, dubbed “Brexit”, has rattled markets in recent sessions because of its potential to create more global economic uncertainty.
The International Monetary Fund also warned that a vote to leave would rattle markets and weigh on economic growth.
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“In the short-term, it is possible that some sectors in the USA would gain, particularly in finance with NY and Wall Street gaining…a firmer foothold against London as the global financial capital”, writes Brookings’ Aaron Klein and D.J. Nordquist.
