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Tony Benn in hospital after feeling unwell Tony Benn taken into hospital on GP's advice
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Veteran Labour leftwinger Tony Benn has been admitted to hospital after feeling unwell. Veteran Labour leftwinger Tony Benn has been admitted to hospital after feeling unwell. The 88-year-old former cabinet minister was said to be resting comfortably after undergoing tests.
The 88-year-old former cabinet minister was said to be "resting comfortably" after undergoing tests. "Tony Benn was taken into hospital on Wednesday on the advice of his GP after feeling unwell," his family said in a statement. "He is undergoing tests and resting comfortably." It is understood that members of his family had been to the hospital to visit him.
"Tony Benn was taken into hospital on Wednesday on the advice of his GP after feeling unwell," his family said in a statement. Benn, who served in the cabinets of both Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, finally stood down as an MP in 2001 so he could "spend more time on politics". Benn's renunciation of his hereditary peerage helped in the passage of the Peerage Act 1963 which allows newly inherited peerages to be disclaimed.
"He is undergoing tests and resting comfortably." His son, Hilary, is the Labour MP for Leeds Central and shadow secretary of state for communities and local government. His granddaughter Melissa stood unsuccessfully as an MP in 2010. Benn's wife Caroline died in 2000.
Benn, who served in the cabinets of both Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, finally stood down as an MP in 2001 so he could "spend more time on politics".