In this part of the world we are well used to the cover-up of murder and a diet of meaningless words Yes, they are the five questions which your late father, Tony Benn, used in countless speeches ...

TONY BENN, the Labour politician who has died aged 88, was in his heyday a divisive and mistrusted figure. He was reviled on the Right, standing in the eyes of many Tory voters as the embodiment ...

In a piece originally published in the New Statesman on 31 March 1961, Tony Benn explains the decision to renounce his peerage. Labour should completely reject the coalition's proposals. Veteran ...

The death of Tony Benn is devastating to me, obviously to his family and to millions all around Britain and the world who recognised him as a friend, an honest man, and someone who passionately ...

Politicians from all parties have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Tony Benn, who has died at home at the age of 88. 14 March 2014 • 7:51am Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, and David Cameron ...

Veteran politician Tony Benn has died at home surrounded by his family. He was 88. The former cabinet minister and formidable left-wing campaigner had been seriously ill. He first entered ...

Editor's note: Tony Benn's death was announced this morning. He was 88. I HAVE no special anecdote about the former Labour MP and Cabinet minister, Tony Benn, who is, as I write, still alive ...

Emily Benn, standing as an independent, won a seat in Bread Street ward The granddaughter of former Labour minister Tony Benn has been elected as a councillor in the City of London. Emily Sophia ...

Long before the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment campaign inched slowly from the fringes of global solidarity with Palestinians to take centre stage, Tony Benn had long been advocating a boycott of ...

Benn was born and raised in London, to parents Tony and Caroline Benn. His father was a prominent Labour MP on the left of the party who served in the cabinets of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan.