GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister David Cameron cancels a pro-EU rally in Gibraltar Thursday after a member of parliament is shot in England, as he began a historic visit to the overseas territory.
Cameron was due to address thousands of people in the tiny rocky outcrop on Spain’s southern tip, which fears that a vote to exit the European Union in next week’s referendum will leave it at the mercy of Spain.
The Rock, as it is known, has long been a source of friction between London and Madrid, which wants it to come back under its control centuries after it was ceded to Britain in 1713.
“I won’t go ahead with tonight’s rally in Gibraltar,” Cameron tweets upon landing in Gibraltar, minutes after campaigning for the crucial EU vote next Thursday is suspended over the shooting.
Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother-of-two from the opposition Labour Party, is in a critical condition after being shot in broad daylight in a northern English town.
— AFP
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