A service will be held in Huddersfield tonight where people will be invited to hang a ribbon on a ‘sculpture of light’ in memory of Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox.

Huddersfield St Peter’s Church (Parish Church) will open its doors after calls for a service for the whole of Kirklees from its other MPs.

Dr Ingrid Roscoe, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and Councillor Jim Dodds, the Mayor of Kirklees will join MPs Jason McCartney, Barry Sheerman and Paula Sherriff.

The service starts in the church on Byram Street at 6pm.

Meanwhile the online fundraising appeal in memory of the Batley and Spen MP who was killed last Thursday in Birstall has topped £1 million.

A statement on the GoFundMe webpage said: “Wow – a million pounds has been raised in Jo's honour in just three days thanks to you all. She would be so proud.

“The scale and speed of the public response to this fund has been overwhelming and deeply gratifying to all of us. It shows how powerfully Jo’s story has moved so many.

“A huge, huge thank you to every single one of you who has given so generously and been in touch with so many kind messages. As you can imagine it may take us some time to get back to you all but we are reading everything and extend our heartfelt thanks.”

Widower Brendan Cox tweeted: "Thank you to everyone for your incredible generosity. This will change lives in Syria, Batley and across the UK."

The fund was pushed past the seven-figure mark by a £6,000 donation from a "David Newton" which joined offerings small and large that have poured in over the last three days following the Labour MP's death after she was attacked outside the library in Birstall, Yorkshire.

Mrs Cox's friend Tim Dixon, one of those who launched the fund, said: "The scale and speed of the public response to this fund has been overwhelming and deeply gratifying to Jo's family.

"It shows how powerfully Jo's story has moved so many. Jo would be so proud."

Go Fund Me said the appeal was the largest UK campaign it has seen, and the third largest globally.

Yesterday, Bernard Kenny, aged 77, who suffered a serious injury to his abdomen after trying to assist Mrs Cox was discharged from hospital after treatment.

He and his family said they would like to express their sincere condolences to the Cox family at the “very sad loss for the community”.

"We would also like to thank people at the scene, the police, ambulance service and the staff at LGI who were excellent in dealing with the situation,” they added.

"Finally, many people have shown great kindness over the last few days; this has been much appreciated by the whole family, but now we hope you will respect the fact that we need time and privacy for Bernard to recover."