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Lord Hoyle, who has died aged 98, was an effective Left-wing Labour MP for 21 years before taking office as a Government whip in the Lords; he was still an active peer, at the age of 93, when his son, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker of the Commons.
They are both republicans and agree on Brexit, Boris Johnson and banning private schools, but will they see eye-to-eye on inheritance?
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He was renowned for his ability to work with ministers but endured a stormy time at the DTI
He faced rising inflation, was at the helm of the NFU as Britain joined the Common Market, and was a lifelong friend of ‘Phil Archer’