Brussels is to name a street after Jo Cox, the Labour MP who was killed outside her constituency surgery in June.

Mrs Cox, 41, a mother of two, is on a list of 26 illustrious women who will be celebrated by the Belgian capital as it seeks to feminise the city.

She joins leading figures from the world of sport, the arts and politics with links to Brussels, who will have a a street or square named in their honour, Le Soir reported.

Before becoming a Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Mrs Cox spent two years in Brussels working as an adviser to Glenys Kinnock who was a member of the European Parliament.

The city said it had been overwhelmed by the MP’s death and felt appropriate she should be among those commemorated for their contribution to the city.

Joanna Maycock, secretary general of the European Women's Lobby, told the BBC: "Jo was a very close friend and exactly the kind of person that we want to see in politics”.

The former MP was an extraordinary, brilliant and fearless feminist, motivated by a passion for women's rights and social justice, and supported by the belief that we can and must struggle for a safer, fairer and more secure world."