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    Sir Tony Lloyd ‘championed the marginalised and the forgotten’, mourners told

    by Kim Pilling Feb 16, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Hundreds of mourners have gathered at the funeral of veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd who was praised for his devotion to “championing the marginalised, the silent and the forgotten”.

    Family, friends and colleagues from Parliament packed out St Hugh of Lincoln RC Church in his home town of Stretford to pay respects to the highly respected and popular politician who represented three constituencies in Greater Manchester across five decades.

    Among those attending the requiem mass on Friday for Sir Tony, who died from and former prime minister who gave a reading.

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