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| Labour MP Gerald Kaufman dies at 86 | Labour MP Gerald Kaufman dies at 86 |
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| Sir Gerald Kaufman, Labour MP for Manchester Gorton and Father of The House of Commons, has died aged 86. | 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. | 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. | 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". | |
| Mr Miliband added: "His principles, values and friendship will be sorely missed." | |
| Sir Gerald was a junior minister between 1974 and 1979, and held a number of senior shadow cabinet posts through the 1980s. | |
| He famously called the Labour Party's left-wing 1983 election manifesto "the longest suicide note in history" and returned to the backbenches in the early 1990s. |