UNITED FOR JO
Ed Sheeran, Andy Murray, Stephen Fry and Bake Off’s Nadiya support The Great Get Together to remember Jo Cox
CELEBS including Ed Sheeran, Andy Murray and Stephen Fry have revealed just what they love about Britain in a message of unity.
An array of stars, including singers, athletes and TV personalities, urged the nation to come together in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox with the message that we have "more in common than that which divides us".
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Speaking out in support of , the Brits urged the nation to join in one of the 100,000 events being organised over the weekend up and down the country.
In the light-hearted clip, singer Ed Sheeran said he believed it was "fish and chips" that united the country - but added: "I think the things that unite us as a country are the things that are meant to tear us apart, but they actually make us stronger."
But the celebs also saw the humorous side of the British identity in the clip.
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Tennis legend Andy Murray pointed to a mutual love of 007 - confessing his favourite was Sean Connery - while Minnie Driver spoke of her love for tea and hot cross buns.
Presenter and writer Clare Balding described Brits as "stoical and brave" while actor Bill Nighy noted that the country was one that shared a "genuine concern for other people's welfare."
It is a stand against the terror that was felt across the country after Jo Cox was stabbed 15 times and then shot in a horrific attack last year.
The mum of two's death came amid a fraught EU referendum campaign, a week before the vote for Brexit.
The Labour MP for Batley and Spen will be remembered in the events from June 16 to 18.
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Communities are now being asked to come together and hold street parties, fetes and football matches on what will be the first anniversary of Jo’s death.
Whether it is throwing a barbecue, dusting off your old picnic blanket or inviting your friends round for a boozy bash, we want our readers to get involved.
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Unite for Jo
TODAY we have come together with rival newspapers to print this message to support a hugely important event this weekend.
Called The Great Get Together, it has been organised by the family of murdered MP Jo Cox.
She said that in Britain we “have far more in common than that which divides us.”
She was right.
It’s part of what makes Britain such a great nation.
So, a year on from her death, her family is asking all of us to forget our differences in a spirit of unity.
Everyone is being encouraged to organise or take part in events, including street parties, all over the country.
After the turmoil of the past few weeks, it’s just what Britain needs.
We hope you will get behind it, have some fun and celebrate what we really do have in common.
Please go to and join in.
Jo Cox's husband Brendan Cox has supported the campaign, saying he wanted to see as many Brits join in the sense of community as possible.
Iona Lawrence, Director of the Jo Cox Foundation, said: "Millions of people will be taking part in The Great Get Together this weekend.
"Over 110,000 separate events are being planned in every corner of the UK.
"It’s going to be a lot of fun and will show, as Ed Sheeran says in this little video, ‘the things that unite us as a country are the things that are meant to tear us apart, but they actually make us stronger’."
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