Labour MP Jack Dromey remade history many times over, mourners told
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour MP Jack Dromey “remade history many times over” during his political career, former prime minister Gordon Brown told mourners at his funeral. Mr Brown, who served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, paid tribute to Mr Dromey’s “irrepressible, almost boundless energy”. “And when he said ‘finally‘ that meant there were at least three more proposals to be acted on, as he ran a seemingly endless succession of landmark, ground-breaking, often life-changing campaigns, and made and remade history many times over.” Sir Tony gave a Bible reading, while Mr Dromey’s daughter Amy Harman read an extract from her mother’s book A Woman’s Work. Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, told the PA news agency: “It was brilliant and funny and beautiful and a testimony to Jack.
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