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	<title>Councilbust &#187; Michael Foot</title>
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		<title>Labour candidates mourn Michael Foot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julian Ware-Lane]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Charman Labour&#8217;s Prospective Parliamentary Candidates Julian Ware-Lane (Castlepoint) and Kevin Bonavia (Southend East) have commented on the death of Michael Foot. Mr Foot, the Labour leader who lost the 1983 general election against Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative party, died today aged 96. Mr Foot’s political career spanned almost five decades. He was a Labour MP from 1945 to 1955, and then from 1960 to 1992. He was also leader of the opposition from 1980 until 1983. Mr Ware-Lane said &#8220;This is a moment of personal sadness; progressive politics has lost a great champion. &#8220;Michael Foot was a large figure in my early political education. I liked his style, where policies more than personalities mattered. He was a principled man. &#8220;Rest in peace seems more than appropriate for a man of peace, although one should remember the courage of this man who volunteered in the Second World War, despite being unwell and therefore rejected for service.&#8221; Mr Bonavia said: “Michael Foot was a great parliamentarian; passionate in his determination to fight poverty but also courteous and good humoured whenever he encountered opposition. “He might be most famous as Leader of the Labour Party when it faced its most difficult period [...]]]></description>
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