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Michael Foot memorial unveiled in Plymouth park
A memorial to former Labour Party leader Michael Foot has been unveiled in Plymouth. The memorial, in Freedom Fields Park, was paid for by donations from a public appeal.
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Michael Foot memorial unveiled in Plymouth
A memorial to former Labour Party leader Michael Foot has been unveiled in Plymouth.
The memorial, in Freedom Fields Park, was paid for by donations from a public appeal.
"The support the appeal has received from Plymouth businesses has been incredible and testament to how popular Michael was" said Luke Pollard, one of the organisers.
Mr Foot served as MP for the city from 1945 to 1955, before going on to win a seat in south Wales in 1960.
"Michael loves benches where he could sit down in a park and read" said appeal chairman Peter Jones.
"It's fantastic that the memorial overlooks Plymouth Sound... he felt that the sea defined the city".
Michael Foot memorial appeal raised £40,000
A memorial to former Labour leader Michael Foot will be unveiled in Plymouth later today at 3.30pm, five years after his death.
£40,000 has been raised for a memorial granite bench which will stand in Freedom Fields.
Mr Foot who passed away in 2010, was the MP for Plymouth Devonport for many years and was born in a house which overlooked the park.
The Labour leader was also a keen Plymouth Argyle fan.