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Post  Sirop14 Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:48 pm

'Labour Party giant' Denis Healey dies at 98

Former chancellor Denis Healey has died at the age of 98, his family has said.
Lord Healey was Labour's defence secretary from 1964 to 1970 and chancellor of the exchequer from 1974 to 1979 before becoming deputy party leader in opposition in 1980.
The former Leeds MP's family said he died peacefully at his Sussex home on Saturday, after a short illness.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was "a Labour giant". The PM said he was a "huge figure of post-war politics".
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said Lord Healey's death marked the end of an era in Labour's history.
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Mr Corbyn tweeted: "Denis Healey was a Labour giant whose record of service to party and country stands as his testament. All our thoughts are with his family."
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he was "absolutely loyal to the Labour Party" and a "towering intellect".
Prime Minister David Cameron wrote on Facebook: "We've lost a huge figure of post-war politics. A hero in World War Two as Beach Master at Anzio and a brave politician, Denis Healey told his party hard truths about Britain having to live within her means."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34434378

Denis Healey dies: Labour 'giant' and former chancellor dies at the age of 98The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/denis-healey-dies-former-labour-chancellor-dies-at-the-age-of-98-a6678286.html

Tributes paid to Denis Healey: 'a giant of the Labour movement'
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/03/denis-healy-former-labour-chancellor-dies-aged-98


BREAKING NEWS: Former Labour Chancellor Lord Denis Healey dies after a short illness aged 98
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3258726/Former-Labour-Chancellor-Lord-Denis-Healey-dies-short-illness-aged-98.html

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