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Halifax MP Alice Mahon Blamed Asbestos in Parliament for Disease That Killed Her, Inquest Hears

One of Yorkshire’s best-known former MPs died from the deadly effects of asbestos, which she claimed she was exposed to in Parliament, an inquest has heard. Alice Mahon, who was Halifax’s MP for 18 years until 2005, was renowned as a staunch opponent of military action and fiercely opposed Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq. Mrs Mahon […]

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