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Wednesday 3rd March 2010 16:12
Michael Foot:"inspirational figure"
People across the South-west are mourning the death of Plymouth-born Michael Foot.
The former Labour Party leader has died, aged 96. Mr Foot died this morning at his home in Hampstead, North London.
He was born in the Westcountry, the son of a former Liberal MP. He entered Parliament in 1945 as MP for Plymouth, and became leader in 1980 - inheriting a defeated and divided party.
He will be remembered as one of the great orators, a Labour leader and a Plymouth Argyle fan.
Tributes
Tudor Evans, Labour shadow leader of Plymouth Council, remembers Michael Foot
Wednesday 17th February 2010 14:43
Lumley: 'would do better job'
Many students are unaware that Gordon Brown is the leader of the Labour Party.
A poll of 1,566 students found that 33 per cent could not name Mr Brown as Labour leader, while 34 per cent could not name David Cameron as the leader of the Tories.
The survey was carried out by the student accommodation provider Unite.
Wednesday 18th February 2009 14:55
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is coming under increasing pressure to explain her second home expenses.
Ms Smith currently claims Parliamentary expenses for her family home in Redditch while naming her sister's home in London as her main residence.
So far Ms Smith has claimed £116,000 towards the upkeep of her constituency home in Redditch.
MPs are allowed to claim expenses to help maintain a second home close to Westminster if their constituency is far from the capital.
