Vigils have been held in Wymondham and Norwich to remember Labour MP Jo Cox who died after being shot in the street of her Yorkshire constituency.

Eastern Daily Press: MP for mid Norfolk, George Freeman leads a vigil for MP Jo Cox at Wymondham Market Cross. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYMP for mid Norfolk, George Freeman leads a vigil for MP Jo Cox at Wymondham Market Cross. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Copyright: Archant 2016)

More than 150 people attended a vigil held at St Mark's Church community centre, in Hall Road, Norwich, this evening.

Afterwards, Labour Norwich South MP Clive Lewis, said: 'It was very, very emotional, it was very cathartic and I think it reflected very much the sense of deep shock, and I am also going to say I think as well the determination that Jo Cox's death won't be for nothing.

'I think people are very concerned and also I think there's a sense of anger from some people about how the atmosphere of British politics has been corrupted.'

About 60 people also gathered at Wymondham Market Cross this afternoon for a vigil led by Conservative Mid-Norfolk MP George Freeman.

Eastern Daily Press: MP for mid Norfolk, George Freeman leads a vigil for MP Jo Cox at Wymondham Market Cross. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYMP for mid Norfolk, George Freeman leads a vigil for MP Jo Cox at Wymondham Market Cross. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Copyright: Archant 2016)

A picture of Ms Cox alongside some flowers and the Union flag were poignantly displayed as people of all ages paused to pay their respects.

Mr Freeman said: 'When an MP is brutally killed outside her constituency surgery it is a brutal and shocking tragedy... And as this evening's vigil showed it is also a moment to pause and reflect at what has gone wrong in society. Let us stand together and unite in our shared commitment to insist on a Parliamentary democracy in which we can all be proud.'