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PM pays tribute to late Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn
Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn, who has died at the age of 63.
The West Midlands MEP, who had served in the European Parliament since 1999, was diagnosed with bowel cancer shortly after being re-elected in May and died last night.
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Cameron pays tribute to Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn
Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn, who has died at the age of 63.
Mr Bradbourn, who had served in the European Parliament since 1999, was diagnosed with bowel cancer shortly after being re-elected in May and died last night.
Mr Cameron paid tribute to the West Midlands MEP's long career in public and political service, for which he was awarded the OBE in 1994.
Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn dies aged 63
Tory MEP Philip Bradbourn has died aged 63, the Conservative Party has announced. The West Midlands MEP, who had served in the European Parliament since 1999, was diagnosed with bowel cancer shortly after being re-elected in May and died last night.
Ashley Fox, leader of the Conservative MEPs, said Mr Bradbourn was a "one-off" adding that he was "a much loved character who could always be relied on for a robust intervention and a succinct summary of a political point".