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Ron Brown, the Labour maverick, dies aged 69

Ron Brown, the former maverick Labour MP for Leith and one of the most controversial characters ever to grace the House of Commons, has died after a long battle with illness. He was 69.

Ron Brown, the former maverick Labour MP for Leith and one of the most controversial characters ever to grace the House of Commons, has died after a long battle with illness. He was 69.

Mr Brown had been suffering from liver failure.