Death of a Hero: Peter Law

AngryMan writes "UK: The Member of Parliament Peter Law, has died of a brain tumour at 58. A life-long Labour Party supporter, he was the MP for Blaenau Gwent, Labour's safest seat in Wales. However, in the May 2005 election, the Blair government decided to impose all-women shortlists for election candidates, a blatant feminist-inspired attempt at election rigging. Law decided to stand as an independent against the official Labour candidate, Maggie Jones, even though he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Rumours are surfacing that the Blair government tried to bribe him with a peerage (a seat in the unelected upper house) if he agreed not to oppose them. He refused, fought the election, and won by a landslide, delivering a slap in the face to the feminists and to Blair. What happened to Maggie Jones? As one of Tony's cronies, she was given a peerage. His illness finally caught up with him. His widow is considering standing next time to continue his work in upholding democracy. RIP Peter Law, a politician with integrity. We need more like him."

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