Labour man dead
PA Wellington The death of Mr David Wil- , son in Wellington, at the age of 97, closed a chapter in the history of the Labour Party, lthe Leader of the Opposition ; (Mr Rowling) said. Mr Wilson was a Minister in the 1938 Labour Government. holding the portfolios of manpower, immigration, broadcasting, and civil defence. “Although not so much in the public eye as some of his i colleagues. Mr Wilson’s service to the party in those J early days was considerable,” |Mr Rowling said.
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