Mayor says space, near venue frequented by Cox, should serve as a reminder to reject ‘poison of hatred’Place Jo Cox has been inaugurated to the melancholic chords of a Balkan folk song and the anti-apartheid hymn, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, as Brussels honoured the murdered MP at a ceremony attended by her family and the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.The small corner of a sunlit Brussels backing on to the Ancienne Belgique, a venue frequently visited by Cox during her six years living in the city, was packed with local dignitaries, reporters, camera crews and politicians, who had come to remember and watch as the new name plaque was unveiled. Continue reading…
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