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    Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field dies aged 81

    by Ellie Ng Apr 24, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died at the age of 81, his family has announced.

    Lord Field of Birkenhead died in a London care home on Tuesday night following a “long battle with cancer”, and is survived by two brothers.

    He revealed he was terminally ill in October 2021 and had spent time in a hospice when a statement from him was read out

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