Labour MP Gerald Kaufman has died
Sir Gerald was the oldest serving MP in Westminster, so given the title of “Father of The House of Commons” [Image: PA].
It does, however, present an opportunity for Labour to pull itself together, for the party’s unfaithful MPs to get back in line and put the Tories – and all the other right-wing loonies – firmly in their place.
How much news coverage will be devoted to Sir Gerald Kaufman and his contribution to politics, I wonder?
Sir Gerald Kaufman, Labour MP for Manchester Gorton and Father of The House of Commons, has died aged 86.
A family spokesman made the announcement late on Sunday night.
Sir Gerald had been an MP in the North West since 1970 and became the oldest serving member of the Commons in 2015.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn led tributes, calling him an “iconic and irascible figure”. Former leader Ed Miliband said he was “an outstanding servant of the Labour movement”.
Source: Labour MP Gerald Kaufman dies at 86 – BBC News
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very sad news as he goes back to 1970 before i entered the bank of England. Our paths did cross from time to time and for me he was in the mold of ken Clarke
The current Father of the House of Commons will now be Kenneth Clarke, Conservative MP for Rushcliffe, who began his continuous service at the 1970 general election. Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, also began continuous service at the 1970 general election, but was sworn in after Clarke.
Sad news. I used to love Spitting Images’ puppet caricature of him living in his dungeon. I do hope Labour put up someone of Gerald’s stature for the by-election.
WHAT? “Perhaps the saddest aspect of this is that it will trigger another by-election, meaning another round of media attacks on the Labour Party” No. The sad part is that a good man, who has long supported the Palestinian struggle and has worked hard for the electorate in his constituency, whether they voted for him or not, has lost his life
My point was that this will be missed in the by-election media melee.