A BRISTISH MP WAS ATTACKED IN  BIRSTALL

Politician Jo Cox is in a critical condition after being attacked Thursday in Birstall, a town in her constituency, according to West Yorkshire police and the office of a fellow member of Parliament.

Police have arrested a 52-year-old man in connection with an attack, the police statement said.

"At 12:53 today, police were called to a report of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition," said the statement.

The office of fellow Labour MP John Mann confirmed it was Cox who was attacked.

A man nearby also suffered slight injuries, the police statement said. Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two, was elected the member of Parliament for Batley and Spen in Yorkshire in May 2015. Before entering Parliament she worked for aid agency Oxfam and for a pro-European campaign organization, according to her website.

Cox is a supporter of Britain voting to remain in the EU in the forthcoming referendum on the issue to be held next week.

Mean while, British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted via Twitter earlier today showing is care and concern to the victim. His tweet reads thus: "Very concerned about reports Jo Cox has been injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jo and her family.