baron august december known british labour_party politician coal mining area county durham north east england member parliament constituency retirement described old style centre right socialist working class child progressed grammar school education study oxford harvard career educational administrator entering parliament age noted advocate education mining areas achieved ministerial office skilled administrator played significant role government whip 1970s chair party opposition 1980s staunch republican reluctantly accepted life retired house_of_commons active working peer death years later early life born near club village father bernard steward educated locally later took rugby skilled youth good professional trials sport remained major life death remained member playing games age training teacher called military service world war teaching reserved occupation war improved qualifications taking certificate education 1950s studied oxford awarded diploma public social administration distinction won scholarship harvard second year friend future senator worked teacher coal mining community teaching old school renamed gave teaching education advisor moved adviser stayed years returning durham education director education president branch political career member labour_party age elected parish council age rural district council year old veteran labour member parliament constituency announced contest general election secretary constituency labour_party 1960s presumed successor selected new labour candidate contest ultra safe seat elected votes general election labour government defeated returned house_of_commons barely reduced share vote education maiden speech july focused education needs durham district particular classed slow received secretary state education seen making notes views education supportive comprehensive education july urged abolition private schools attacking particularly labour mps sent children educated privately opposed britain membership time referendum membership advocate united_kingdom leaving rejoining main work opposition member select committee industries knowledge skills won respect committee left wing chair february called employment miners redundant secretary later described republican long remember having interest politics long serving secretary party parliamentary republican group spoke opposition monarchy declaring royal establishment queen downwards lock stock barrel tomorrow extended criticism hereditary february fellow labour took required oath declaring allegiance queen admitted meant year criticised number royal servants appeared honours lists calling instead scores miners honoured worthy government whip labour returned government february general election appointed assistant government whip promoted lord treasury government whip october election post whip normally required silence chamber house_of_commons february involved difficult situation required explanation conservative opposition called vote secretary state industry reducing salary appointed count vote conservative opposite number lost true count announced confusion speaker speaker agreed hold vote labour mps stayed hear result longer present resulting conservatives winning vote majority government decided result true indication house opinion overturned vote days later succeeded wilson prime minister resigned replaced promoted whip office pairing whip job involved agreed mps party outcome parliamentary votes affected home secretary urged appoint chief whip role pairing whip remained crucial government slim majority turned minority defeats elections credited central role helping government stay office telling wilson bloody end day record events surrounding late night votes january named report arms having assisted blocking division attempt prevent vote government legislation power scotland free votes help government july voted bill brought direct elections opposition labour lost general election served years opposition whip active opposition particularly vocal criticising effects government economic policy manufacturing industry northern region june said policies region scene devastation specifically called chancellor sir abandon parliamentary labour_party chair 1970s opposed left wing labour_party foreign affairs pro american pro nato time party left wing increasingly hostile october stood vacant position chairman supported centre right manifesto group labour mps strength left wing constituency labour parties time spurred manifesto group improve organisation nominated prime minister defeated main challenger left wing votes withdrew candidates votes votes votes withdrew second ballot held held retired house_of_commons difficult job trying unite parliamentary party time labour_party growing unpopular november amidst rumours majority labour mps wanted replace party leader gave radio interview insisting absolutely doubt vast majority think man job moment general election response foot critics noted use words moment speaker general election played key role accession nomination post opposition whip working government whip office late 1970s appointed government supporting pointed labour cheers man ensure rights july worked conservative opposite number chairman committee agree increase mps pay government proposed like labour mps opposed decision president national strike supported miners durham local joined strike accused prime minister washing hands dispute like despite age remained physically active 1970s campaigned successfully establishment parliamentary gym continued playing cricket rugby age house_of_commons flat near leader house_of_commons recounted strips setting abandoned bicycle london heavy traffic took walking instead house_of_lords labour leader expected ask government chief whip labour won general election thought right retire age successor area staunch republican forms social privilege including hereditary accepted offer seat house_of_lords reluctance receiving life baron october lords serving numerous select committees including education trade industry liaison procedure committees appointed deputy chairman acres km2 land included constituency corporation later condemned labour having left legacy limited inappropriate development areas expertise included film industry tourism continuing work begun chair party parliamentary tourism committee seeking promotion tourism previously overlooked parts united_kingdom member select committee committee structure house_of_lords chairman end later labour peer representative shadow cabinet brought christian allegiance continued adulthood sat church council described adoption result years considerable thought freed fear religious constituents outspoken lords july called church_of_england helped form vice president teacher sought schools religions seeking described propagated death wrote pursued causes prejudice warm affection continued live leaving moved closer house_of_lords described traumatic remained active lords death pursuing interests education continuing opposition monarchy labour peers opposed monarchy outspoken asking government november referendum abolition monarchy lord chancellor answer lords asked march consider future monarchy recovered double heart bypass received honorary doctorate letters july contribution house_of_lords debates november criticised situation having borrow money state undertake degree course considerable poorer families following week awarded honorary doctorate laws taking opportunity repeat criticism funding students saying important young people prevented going university visit native went hospital days later died december aged described life long servant labour_party asked journalist choose answer care home named family married née pearson teacher survived previous marriage
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