Scotland lost ‘one of our finest sons’ with death of Darling, says ex-colleague
by Craig Paton
Dec 01, 2023
2 minutes
Scotland has “lost one of our finest sons” in Alistair Darling, former Scottish secretary Douglas Alexander has said.
The former chancellor’s family announced on Thursday he had died aged 70.
He has been remembered in tributes for his “calmness in a crisis” and “wry good humour”, although Mr Alexander said his friend – who he described as “one of the good guys” – would have “hated
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