Former cabinet minister and veteran left-wing campaigner Tony Benn has spent a fourth night in hospital.
The former Labour MP, 88, was admitted over the weekend and is understood to be seriously ill. A family spokesman said: "Tony Benn was taken to hospital on Saturday evening after feeling unwell. He is currently receiving treatment."
Mr Benn entered Parliament in November 1950 and served in the cabinet under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. He narrowly missed out on election as Labour deputy leader in 1981, and was instrumental in the party's 1983 general election manifesto.
Whilst his political persuasion often clashes with mine I respect and admire his frankness and honesty and recently enjoyed reading his last diaries entitled “A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine”.
I hope that Mr Benn will be able to recover.
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