On Thursday 16 June 2016, Jo Cox was murdered by a neo-Nazi. Thomas Mair attacked her on the street in Birstall, West Yorkshire, shouting “Britain first” as he stabbed the Labour MP with a knife, before shooting her at close range with a sawn-off .22 calibre rifle. Less than an hour later, Cox – the mother of two young children – was pronounced dead. She was 41.

These facts are worth repeating. This story is worth remembering.

We should revisit Cox’s death not just because Mair was sentenced to life in prison without parole this week, by a judge who told him that it was the Labour MP – who was campaigning to remain in the EU at the time of her death, and a passionate advocate for refugees – who was the “true patriot”. We should remind ourselves of the grim, bloody details of her murder so that we can remind ourselves of how we first felt when we heard that she had been killed. And right now, that’s not only necessary – it’s vital.

“Jo Cox’s killer has been jailed. Now, more than ever, we mustn’t forget her legacy”