Glenys Kinnock, former minister and ‘proud democratic socialist’, dies aged 79

Baroness Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead, a former minister, MEP and the wife of the former Labour leader Lord Kinnock, has died aged 79, her family said.

In a statement to the PA Media news agency, her family said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Glenys Kinnock. Glenys died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning, at home in London.

“She was the beloved wife and life partner of Neil, the cherished mother of Steve and Rachel, and an adored grandmother. Neil was with her in her final moments. They had been married for 56 years.

“A proud democratic socialist, she campaigned, in Britain and internationally, for justice and against poverty all her life.”

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