Husband of slain MP says she would have 'remained optimistic' despite EU vote

(Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

last updated 24 June 2016

Jo Cox, the British lawmaker who was murdered earlier in the month outside of a town hall meeting, was a proponent of remaining in the European Union, and her husband said early Friday that despite the vote in favor of leaving, she would have "remained optimistic."

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.