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Political heroes: Cable on Roy Jenkins
Sir Vince Cable tells the BBC's Daily Politics that Lord Jenkins was a "genuinely great figure in post-war British politics".
The Lib Dem leader says his political hero helped sweep away the old-fashioned culture embodied by broadcasting standards campaigner Mary Whitehouse and his decision to break away and form the SDP ultimately helped transform the Labour Party and British politics.
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Political heroes—Daily Politics
Leading politicians paying tribute to a person from history
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