Miner turned Labour MP known for his uncompromising principles and championing his Blyth Valley constituency The former Labour MP Ronnie Campbell, who has died aged 80, was one of the last miners in Britain to be elected to the House of Commons. He took his seat as the MP for Blyth Valley following the 1987 election, two years after the collapse of the miners' strike and a year after the closure of Bates colliery, in Blyth, where Campbell had worked underground since 1958. Before his election to...
Miner turned Labour MP known for his uncompromising principles and championing his Blyth Valley constituency The former Labour MP Ronnie Campbell, who has died aged 80, was one of the last miners in Britain to be elected to the House of Commons. He took his seat as the MP for Blyth Valley following the 1987 election, two years after the collapse of the miners' strike and a year after the closure of Bates colliery, in Blyth, where Campbell had worked underground since 1958. Before his election to...
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