Ann Clwyd: Former Labour MP for Cynon Valley dies
She represented the Cynon Valley constituency for 35 years before standing down in 2019.
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She represented the Cynon Valley constituency for 35 years before standing down in 2019.
The ex-Labour Cynon Valley MP famously staged a sit-in at a colliery in protest at closure plans.
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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