Jo Cox Foundation receives £2m in donations Published duration 20 January 2017 Related Topics Jo Cox murder

image copyright Reuters image caption Jo Cox was killed outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on 16 June

A charity set up following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox has raised almost £2m.

The foundation was established by her husband and friends to raise money for causes close to Mrs Cox.

She was killed in her Batley and Spen constituency on 16 June by Thomas Mair, who was jailed for life following a trial at the Old Bailey in November.

MPs and musicians released a version of a Rolling Stones song at Christmas to raise money.

A group of 20 MPs from across the political spectrum were joined by a community choir and singers KT Tunstall, Kaiser Chiefs' frontman Ricky Wilson, Cockney Rebel's Steve Harley, and David Gray to record You Can't Always Get What You Want.

The government donated the VAT payable on the single and Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards waived their royalty payments.

The song reached number 136 in the final chart before Christmas.