| James Callaghan dies. [message #8972] |
Sa, 26 März 2005 22:26 |
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In a way, he was partially responsible for the birth of punk as we
know it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4385047.stm
Ex-PM Lord Callaghan dies aged 92
Lord Callaghan
Lord Callaghan was Britain's oldest former prime minister
Former Labour Prime Minister Lord Callaghan has died on the eve of his
93rd birthday.
He passed away at home in East Sussex, just 11 days after his wife
Audrey died aged 91.
Lord Callaghan, who leaves a son and two daughters, was the longest
living former British PM in history.
He entered Downing Street in 1976 after the resignation of Harold
Wilson. Prime Minister Tony Blair called him a "giant" of the Labour
movement.
He held each of the major offices of Chancellor, Home Secretary,
Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister during his career and became Lord
Callaghan of Cardiff in 1987.
Chancellor Gordon Brown said the former PM would be "mourned
throughout the world".
"It was a commitment to public service that brought Jim Callaghan into
Parliament in 1945, and while Jim rose to the top he never forgot his
roots."
Former cabinet colleague Lord Hattersley said his first reaction on
hearing the news was "immense sadness".
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