The Importance of Being Awkward: The Autobiography of Tam Dalyell – uncorrected book proof

UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF
Then veteran Labour MP Tam Dalyell retired as Father of the House in 2005, the Commons lost not only one of its most colourful and outspoken politicians, but also one of its most deeply principled members. In a parliamentary career that spanned 43 years and the administrations of eight Prime Ministers (from Macmillan to Blair), Dalyell was never a stranger to controversy.