THE last words of Jo Cox were "no, my pain is too much", the father of the MP's assistant has said.

Ghulam Maniyar said his daughter, Fazila Aswat, had tried to help the politician as she lay dying in her arms.

Ms Aswat had urged Mrs Cox to get up but the pain was too much, according to the former Labour councillor.

He told ITV News: "She said her (Jo's) injury was so bad and she was in her arms. There was lots of blood.

"She said 'Jo, get up' but she (Jo) said 'no, my pain is too much, Fazila'. And I think those were the last words Jo spoke.

"She could not do anything else. She tried to comfort her. Then the police came, the air ambulance came, they took her to hospital. She was a witness and her clothes were full of blood."

Mr Maniyar said Mrs Cox "was like a daughter" to him and called him "uncle".

He added: "I think she's a caring person, not just an MP but she liked to help every human being, every single person.

"She worried about Syrian people, she worried about ordinary people. Whenever you approached her, she'd come forward with a smile and try to help you.

"It's shocking. Not just for my daughter but the whole community. We were living in harmony in the community, English community, Asian community. This news is shocking for the whole community. My daughter, it will take time for her to recover."

He added: "I met her many, many times. She's a wonderful lady and we all sadly miss her. I saw Jo three days ago. She was campaigning in town and she rang me and I went there. She took a picture with me and some colleagues. She was there smiling."

Mr Maniyar said his daughter had tried to stop the attack and is "in shock".

"She tried to help her, she tried to hit (the attacker) with her handbag, but he tried to go at her," he added. "People came so he followed them and he came back again and shot her (Jo) again twice.

"My daughter... she is in shock because she's been with her (Jo) for one year and working very closely with her. It will take time to fully recover from the shock. She knew that she (Jo) was very badly injured. That's why she's not speaking about everything she's seen. She lost one of her best people."