Brendan Cox has resigned

'I remember reading an interview he did with Decca Aitkenhead in the Guardian to mark the first anniversary of Jo Cox's death, and I found it really...remarkable'

I found that interview really odd too. His description of his relationship with Jo sounded like a kind of fairytale, not a relationship between two 'normal' real adults. I put it down to grief and wanting to focus on the best bits of their marriage but looking back , it really was quite odd

I'm glad that the current climate has meant that he has had to capitulate and step down from his charitable roles, but he's said himself that this is only a temporary hiatus.

As he gave a remorseful interview to the MoS, they clearly had more on him that would have otherwise come out today. When the story about him assaulting the woman at Harvard (which he is still trying to deny) broke last weekend, there was an Mnetter who worked at StC who posted that that was only the tip of the iceberg with regards to his behaviour.

I remember reading an interview he did with Decca Aitkenhead in the Guardian to mark the first anniversary of Jo Cox's death, and I found it really...remarkable. At the time I admired his apparent desire to use his wife's murder as a force for good, but i did think there was something a bit 'off' about his crusade, for want of a better word. At the time I just thought you never know how grief will manifest itself in individuals and I sort of admired him for his outlook. But of course it was all too good to be true!

I don't see him reflecting or taking any responsibility whatsoever. His statements are a load of shitty waffle and you'd have to be fucking stupid to take anything meaningful from them.

He's not going to own up to being a foul, abusive bastard because foul, abusive bastards never do.

He is repulsive. Serial sexual offenders never reflect or show remorse. If they were capable of that then they wouldn't be serial offenders in the first place. What a fucking pig.

Relax everyone, Michael Gove rides to the rescue of both Brendan Cox and Lucy Powell

There you go, @viviennemary - you can ring the changes and take a pop at the Tories now.

Relax everyone, Michael Gove rides to the rescue of both Brendan Cox and Lucy Powell:

twitter.com/michaelgove/status/965243533048406020

This isn’t about Labour, @viviennemary. If you want to start a thread about how much you hate the Labour Party, crack on.

Right now just stop with the minimising. You’ve already had one post deleted for it.

Labour are the first to go on about any misdemeanour made by somebody in other parties. With all the name calling. They're the one who have politicised attitudes to women the most. They make me sick.

Poor Jo and her family. Can any man be 100% trusted not to act like a pig? I don't know anymore

Exactly ThisUserName

How awful for Jo's family. They basically have no choice but to support him

Well, he is also the one who controls access to the children.

Piss him off and her family might be frightened of never seeing the children again.

So, they pretty much have to keep on his good side. Too much at stake otherwise.

From I agree with you re minimisation for the sake of the children. I really don’t blame them.

That's what I thought too nauticant. He's the father of her niece and nephew who I'm sure she loves dearly. What a horrible position for her to be in

I think people close to the family, and I would include potentially Lucy Powell in that but I don't think she should be doing it, will be looking to minimise this publicly for the sake of his children. We don't know what is being said in private.

Just heard on the news a report from Jo Cox's sister that her family will continue to support Brendan Cox. Poor people, they don't have much choice do they?

He should be prosecuted for assault then.

You really are quite spectacularly missing the point here, aren’t you, @viviennemary?

Agree with you Captain. I think it feels like greater hypocrisy when someone who has supposedly supported equality issues, eg Weinstein, turns out to be part of the problem. Not sure that Trump being honest about being a twat makes him any better though.

Indeed. The things that most sexual harassers have in common is that they're men.

I'm a longstanding lefty (but not Labour member or Corbynite, just politically left) - I have never ever been under the illusion that abusive behaviour and harassment from men doesn't happen among left-wing types. I'm flabbergasted anyone would think that. I've known a lot of lefty men - twats, egotists, massive sexists/misogynists, harassers and abusers are well-represented.

At first I thought why the Mail - but then I thought what can happen is the paper approaches the person and says they're going to do a massive splash about them - or they can co-operate and give an interview about it where they come clean.

It's unimpressive behaviour on her part definitely.

I’m mostly angry about the moral relativism. Lucy Powell is a moron.

I'm conservative but I'd rather focus on the allegations rather than the left bashing. Can we stop pretending these sorts of men aren't ubiquitous across the political spectrum?

Let's see if the usual mealie mouthed leftie feminists speak out. Like Harriet Harman. I bet she doesn't. But she's quick enough to point her finger at anybody in other parties dares to make a step out of line.

I agree it shouldn't be about left right point scoring but then why was it the Daily Mail? Who have a longstanding issue with Brendan Cox. They were the ones who resourced investigating him, why didn't anybody else?
And the left should never have lionised him, he looked dodgy when the Daily Mail first tried to rehash the STC allegations after Jo Cox's murder. Her poor family and kids.