Ernie Ross obituary
by Brian Wilson from World news | The Guardian on (#5RBWR)
Labour MP who represented his native Dundee for 26 years and campaigned for local and Middle Eastern causes
Ernie Ross, who has died aged 79, was an energetic and able working-class Labour MP who represented his native Dundee for 26 years. During which he moved from Bennite loyalties to a mainstream position within the parliamentary party.
He had a longstanding interest in international as well as domestic issues, and when Labour won in 1997 was delighted to find himself a member of the foreign affairs select committee. However, loyalty, in particular to Robin Cook, the foreign secretary, soon led him into a high-profile episode that resulted in him resigning from the committee and being suspended from the House of Commons.
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