Ann Clwyd: Former Labour MP has died aged 86
 

She was found with her cats all around her,
it was reported.


[Former Labour MP Ann Clwyd has
died at the age of 86.

She represented the Cynon Valley
constituency for 35 years,
and became the oldest woman to sit
in the House of Commons before standing
down in 2019.
The former BBC journalist served
as an MEP before she was first elected
as an MP in a 1984 by-election.
She held many political posts including
shadow secretary of state for Wales,
and chairwoman of the
Parliamentary Labour Party.
In 1994, she staged a sit-in at Tower Colliery,
near Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf,
in protest at British Coal's decision
to close the pit.

The miners were given the go-ahead
to re-open the colliery the following year,
after pooling their redundancy money
to take it over. It continued producing
coal until 2008.

She was Tony Blair's special envoy in Iraq
and she campaigned on the NHS following
the death of her husband
Owen Roberts in 2012.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66277032

I met her as a child with my parents.
So sad to learn of this, she was a very friendly and nice person.
R.I.P.

That's nice.

As the Iraq Envoy
Ann was an important MP

I didn't think she was that old.

RIP

The type of person I wish was the standard for all politicians, particularly here in Wales. A genuinely lovely lady. A good egg as they say.

RIP Ann. Diolch. Xx

Really lovely and caring person as you say.
Bless her.