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His first wife Penny Bartley was killed in a house fire in 1981. He had stayed in touch with her even after their 1965 divorce, calling the split one of the great failures of his life.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Phillips, who died yesterday aged 98, lived through far more hardship and emotional turmoil than any film fan could guess from his insouciant style.
ANDREW MITCHELL: Boris applied to become a Conservative candidate in the first instance to be an MEP rather than an MP - following in the footsteps of his father, Stanley.