"I joined the SDP as a founder member a few days after my 18th birthday in 1981. I was a councillor, activist and parliamentary candidate for the SDP and its successor party, the Liberal Democrats, for 14 years before joining Labour when Tony Blair became leader and abolished Labour's old clause IV - committing to general nationalisation - in 1995."

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British Labour politician, commentator, and member of the House of Lords who previously served as UK Secretary of State for Transport. Before entering government, he worked as a journalist and policy adviser in education and public policy.

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