Brexit’s Angry Voices Stilled by Murder of U.K. Lawmaker Cox
- Vitriol had proliferated on both sides before June 23 vote
- Cox was advocate for refugees and for Britain remaining in EU
Brexit Probability: Quiet Campaigns and Undecided Voters
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The flag over the British Parliament is flying at half-staff. On the grass on the square opposite sits a picture of Jo Cox, the Labour Party lawmaker who was killed on Thursday, surrounded by flowers and candles.
A suspect has been charged. The political debate remained silent on Saturday. The question Britons are asking themselves is whether it will resume with the same polarizing vitriol that has characterized the four-month campaign over whether the U.K. should leave the European Union.