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Re: Tony Banks you will be missed..
Former sports minister Tony Banks has died after suffering a stroke while on holiday in the United States, a friend said on Sunday.
The 62-year-old former Labour Party member of parliament, who accepted a peerage when he stepped down from politics at the last general election, had a stroke on Thursday during a holiday in Florida with his wife, Sally.
Prime Minister Tony Blair paid tribute to a tireless campaigner for sport, animal welfare and the redevelopment of east London.
"Tony Banks was one of the most charismatic politicians in Britain, a true man of the people," Blair said in a statement. "He worked tirelessly for his constituents."
His friend, the former Conservative lawmaker David Mellor, said Banks had appeared fit and well in recent weeks.
"He just seemed a man (who was) completely healthy, absolutely raring to go," Mellor told Sky News television. "That is what has made it such an absolute shock to all of us."
Banks was known as one of parliament's most colourful and forthright characters, recently taking a prominent role in the campaign to ban fox hunting.
A fervent supporter of Chelsea soccer club, Banks was made sports minister in Blair's first government in 1997. He resigned two years later to focus on a failed bid to host the 2006 soccer World Cup in London.
The 62-year-old former Labour Party member of parliament, who accepted a peerage when he stepped down from politics at the last general election, had a stroke on Thursday during a holiday in Florida with his wife, Sally.
Prime Minister Tony Blair paid tribute to a tireless campaigner for sport, animal welfare and the redevelopment of east London.
"Tony Banks was one of the most charismatic politicians in Britain, a true man of the people," Blair said in a statement. "He worked tirelessly for his constituents."
His friend, the former Conservative lawmaker David Mellor, said Banks had appeared fit and well in recent weeks.
"He just seemed a man (who was) completely healthy, absolutely raring to go," Mellor told Sky News television. "That is what has made it such an absolute shock to all of us."
Banks was known as one of parliament's most colourful and forthright characters, recently taking a prominent role in the campaign to ban fox hunting.
A fervent supporter of Chelsea soccer club, Banks was made sports minister in Blair's first government in 1997. He resigned two years later to focus on a failed bid to host the 2006 soccer World Cup in London.
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Sorry to hear that...
Let's hope his final moments were peaceful and happy....
-bf
He fought long and hard for the regeneration of the East End of London and, at the same time, for the ban on fox hunting with hounds. The latter he saw partially achieved, the former has quite some way to go.
Another genuine parliamentary wit gone! Eheu fugaces, TonyBanks, TonyBanks, Labuntur anni.
He was a dedicated socialist and veggie.