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The Latest Breaking News from Margaret McDonagh

Dad’s aggressive brain cancer vanishes after taking new drug

The NHS is now looking for patients with glioblastoma to take part in a new drug trial

The Independent UK

Patients sought for new NHS trial for brain cancer after man sees tumour vanish

Ben Trotman has no signs of deadly glioblastoma more than two years after treatment.

The Independent UK

MP left wondering if family of four would become three after cancer diagnosis

Lib Dem MP Clive Jones told the Commons the hardest thing he has ever had to do is tell his two teenage daughters he has cancer.

Evening Standard

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UK could see more life-saving research in rare cancers under proposed law – MP

Labour MP Scott Arthur said his Bill aims to ensure those with rare cancers are not left behind.

The Independent UK

Cancer charity warns of pharmaceutical firms holding up brain tumour research

Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, whose sister died of a glioblastoma tumour, is to present a bill calling for new laws for clinical trials

The Guardian - UK

‘How can this devastating illness get no attention?’ MP Siobhain McDonagh on her sister’s fatal brain cancer

After former Labour general secretary Margaret McDonagh died, her sister decided to fight for better treatment and research

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Labour is learning that to win, it is better not to speak

On a fine morning in Tooting last Wednesday, the Labour tribe, Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan among them, gathered to pay its final respects to one of its winners. Margaret McDonagh had been number two in the party at the time of the 1997 election victory and the general-secretary for…

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Labour figures gather for funeral of former general secretary Margaret McDonagh

Baroness McDonagh, who died in June aged 61, played a key role in Labour’s 1997 landslide victory.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Farewell Margaret McDonagh, who helped women (and Blair) get to power

Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh of Mitcham and Morden, died this week, far too young at 61, from a ferocious brain tumour. You may not be familiar with this Labour grande dame, despite the many obituaries published about her. But if you delighted in Tony Blair winning the election in 1997…

Evening Standard

Lady McDonagh obituary

First female general secretary of the Labour party who played a key role in the 1997 landslide election victory

The Guardian - UK

‘A tour de force’: tributes pour in for Margaret McDonagh, linchpin of Tony Blair’s New Labour

Party’s first female general secretary, who has died aged 61, was essential part of team behind party’s 1997 landslide victory

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid to Margaret McDonagh who was 'unstoppable force' behind Labour's victories

Baroness McDonagh, who was Labour’s first female general secretary, was hailed as the 'absolutely essential' figure to the party's 1997 and 2001 election wins as it was announced she had died aged 61

Daily Mirror

Labour’s first female general secretary Margaret McDonagh dies aged 61

The politician has been described as an ‘unstoppable force of nature’ and a ‘tireless champion for women’.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer leads tributes as Margaret McDonagh - Labour’s first female general secretary - dies at 61

"Margaret was a tireless champion for women, mentoring a whole generation of political and business leaders"

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The Independent UK

MP accuses NHS of ‘abandoning sister’ over brain cancer treatment in emotional speech

Labour MP fights back tears as she raised experiences of her sister in parliament

The Independent UK

MP: NHS has abandoned my sister over brain cancer treatment

Labour’s Siobhain McDonagh explained how her sister has made monthly trips to Germany for treatment.

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