Death of Lord Ashley of Stoke
23 April 2012 (updated on 23 April 2012)
Labour life peer, Lord Ashley of Stoke, died on 20 April aged 89.
Lord Ashley was a Labour MP for Stoke on Trent for 16 years until he was made a life peer in the House of Lords in 1992.
He was the first deaf MP and tirelessly campaigned for deaf and disabled people during his time at parliament. As a peer he questioned the government and scrutinised legislation and policies on disability, mental health and domestic violence issues.
- Parliamentary TV: Watch the Lords announcement in the chamber
- Lords Hansard: Read the announcement transcript of the death of Lord Ashley
Further information
- The Guardian: Lord Ashley of Stoke, champion of equality for disabled people, has died (external link)
- The Independent: Lord Ashley, champion of disabled, dies (external link)
- BBC News: Labour peer, Lord Ashley, 89, dies (external link)
Deaths of Lords Wedderburn, Newton and Brett
- Parliament TV: Watch the announcement of the death of Lord Wedderburn
- Lords Hansard: Read the announcement transcript of the death of Lord Wedderburn
- Parliament TV: Watch the announcement of the death of Lord Newton
- Lords Hansard: Read the announcement transcript of the death of Lord Newton
- Parliament TV: Watch the announcement of the death of Lord Brett
- Lords Hansard: Read the announcement transcript of the death of Lord Brett