Tessa Jowell steps down as MP
Dame Tessa Jowell is to retire as an MP at the general election after nearly a quarter of a century in the Commons, the former Cabinet minister has told her local Labour constituency party in south London.
Miliband: 'Dame Tessa Jowell will be sorely missed'
Labour leader Ed Miliband praised the former Labour Cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell, saying she was a "unique politician" of warmth, spirit, loyalty and generosity.
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