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No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her hands. Nor does any American President have power approaching this

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Tony Benn
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: April 3
Died: 2014
Died: March 14
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
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Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation...
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I'd rather die on my feet making a speech than die of Alzheimer's - and that's what I'm planning to do.
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If ever I left the House of Commons it would be because I wanted to spend more time on politics.
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