Veteran Labour politician Tony Benn dies aged 88
The former Labour Cabinet minister Tony Benn has died at home today at the age of 88, his family has said in a statement.
Benn floral tributes 'can be laid on Parliament Square'
A spokesman for the Benn family has said: "In response to a number of queries about where floral tributes to Tony Benn might be laid, they can be placed on the north side of Parliament Square."
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Tony Benn: A towering figure who never wavered
Peer, self-demoter, Post Master General, Energy Secretary, would-be party leader and Prime Minster, he was, above all that, a friend.
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Tony Benn: Radical figurehead of the left
By any standards Tony Benn's was a rich and fascinating life - born into a political family he met Gandhi and Lloyd George before his teens.