Austin Mitchell who used to be one of the presenters of the television programme 24 Hours, is now Labour MP for Grimsby.
Great parties are born and not made, and they endure for a long time. The Labour Party came into existence less than eighty years ago. With the tumult of Brighton scarcely over, it may seem...
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