05/05/05: The Election: THE ODD COUPLE: Dr Gavin Strang.Byline: TOM BROWN AND SIOBHAN McFADYEN DR GAVIN Strang Gavin Steel Strang (born July 10, 1943) is a Scottish politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East since 1970. Between 1997 and 2005 this constituency didn't exist, and was mostly replaced by Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Strang held this seat during this time. is the people's champion of Edinburgh East - but he'll be in for a hard time when he gets back to Westminster. When quizzed at the hustings about whether he trusted Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair he made a bit of a PR blunder. The doctor of agricultural science refused to be drawn on the issue and made perfectly clear his stance on Iraq and other controversial issues. Now party bosses are threatening to whip him into line. Let''s hope it's not long before a real socialist takes to the helm of Labour . . . cue Gordon Brown. |
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