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Tributes paid to Gwyneth Dunwoody | |
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Leading political figures have paid their last respects to veteran Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody, who died last month at the age of 77. | |
Hundreds of mourners attended her funeral at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. Commons leader Harriet Harman represented the government. | |
Ms Dunwoody was Crewe and Nantwich MP for 34 years and served as chairman of the Commons transport committee. | Ms Dunwoody was Crewe and Nantwich MP for 34 years and served as chairman of the Commons transport committee. |
A by-election is to be held in the constituency on Thursday 22 May. | A by-election is to be held in the constituency on Thursday 22 May. |
'Politics at its best' | 'Politics at its best' |
Prime Minister Gordon Brown was unable to attend the service as he was travelling to Northern Ireland to meet Irish counterpart Brian Cowen and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. | |
Ms Dunwoody was a prominent Labour backbencher, described by Mr Brown as "fiercely independent" and "politics at its best". | Ms Dunwoody was a prominent Labour backbencher, described by Mr Brown as "fiercely independent" and "politics at its best". |
She joined the Labour Party in 1946 and first entered Parliament as the MP for Exeter in 1966. | She joined the Labour Party in 1946 and first entered Parliament as the MP for Exeter in 1966. |
From 1967 she was a minister on the former Board of Trade, before losing her seat in 1970. | From 1967 she was a minister on the former Board of Trade, before losing her seat in 1970. |
She was elected MP for Crewe in 1974 - which became Crewe and Nantwich in a 1983 boundary change. | She was elected MP for Crewe in 1974 - which became Crewe and Nantwich in a 1983 boundary change. |
She was also a member of the European Parliament from 1974 to 1979. | She was also a member of the European Parliament from 1974 to 1979. |