Prosecutor accuses man of ‘cowardly’ slaying of lawmaker
LONDON — A prosecutor alleges that the man charged with murdering British lawmaker Jo Cox repeatedly shouted “Britain First” as he shot and stabbed her a week before the vote to leave the European Union.
Richard Whittam accused 53-year-old Thomas Mair of carrying out the “cowardly attack” in his opening statement as the trial opened Monday. The June 16 attack shocked Britain at a time of heated debate about sovereignty, immigration and self-determination ahead of the landmark vote.