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There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.

Alan Clark

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Alan Clark
Age: 71 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 13
Died: 1999
Died: September 5
British Member Of Parliament
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Alan Kenneth MacKenzie Clark
Rt. Hon. Alan Kenneth McKenzie Clark
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