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Edward Lyons, QC: lawyer and politician

Edward Lyons, who has died aged 83, was a founder member of the Social Democratic Party in 1981 having spent 15 years as the Labour MP for Bradford East.

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DAVID TORRANCE

In 1994 Lyons moved full circle by rejoining the Labour Party.