RIP Tony Benn

By Lwblog @londonwalks

Blogging from Fitzroy Square...

On our way to the Soho in the Morning walk when we heard the news that Tony Benn, the great figure of the old Labour Party has passed away. Prime Minister Cameron lead the tributes, describing Benn as a "magnificent writer, speaker, diarist and campaigner".

Here's a shot of the building he opened as Postmaster General in Harold Wilson's Labour administration of '64:

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