Ann Clwyd obituary: fearless Labour MP who took a stand against Saddam's savagery in Iraq
Her description of Kurdistan silenced the Commons: ‘I have seen for myself the most abject misery, that I would not have thought possible’
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Her description of Kurdistan silenced the Commons: ‘I have seen for myself the most abject misery, that I would not have thought possible’
Ann Clwyd, who has died aged 86, never held ministerial office or high office of any kind. Unless, of course, you count a stint as chair of the parliamentary Labour party, though that is more of a penance than a power trip. She did a few tours on the opposition front bench under Neil Kinnock,
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