The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
More events to celebrate Jo’s life
Events to commemorate the life of murdered MP Jo Cox are to be expanded in Scotland this year, with more support from the Scottish Government and local councils.
Mrs Cox’s sister, Kim Leadbeater, is to meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and other party leaders in Edinburgh today to discuss plans for The Great Get Together between June 22-24.
The Scottish Government has already pledged its support to the UK-wide event, which encourages a range of activities bring people together.
It was inspired by Mrs Cox’s maiden speech as an MP, which contained the line “we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us”.
This year’s events will take place around what would have been the Labour MP’s birthday and two years since she was murdered by right-wing extremist Thomas Mair as she arrived to host a surgery in her Batley and Spen constituency.
The Great Get Together is also being supported by Glasgow and Edinburgh councils this year, with events to be staged in Scotland’s two biggest cities.
Ms Leadbeater said: “Right now, it can feel like our country is deeply divided. But we know that when we get together that brings out the best in our people and our communities.
“Those events were inspired by my sister Jo. She touched so many people when she said that we had more in common than the things that divide us.
“We want people across Scotland to host events that bring people together in their local area.”