“Remarkable” Mo Mowlam, 55
Posted: Friday, August 19th, 2005 10:50 amFormer Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam has died, aged 55. She was admitted to hospital following a fall at home and never regained consciousness. She had previously suffered a brain tumour.
Ms Mowlam, Labour MP for Redcar between 1987-2001, oversaw the talks which led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Tony Blair paid tribute saying Ms Mowlam was one of the shrewdest political minds he had encountered as well as a “remarkable personality”. …
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said Ms Mowlam would want to be remembered as a “hell of a woman” and described her as “serious, smart, fun and a fighter”.
If one word summed her up it was “brave”, he added. …
It is understood food and water were withdrawn earlier this week, in accordance with her wishes, to allow a natural death. She had asked not to be resuscitated.
Paying tribute, Bill Clinton said he and his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, were “saddened” by news of Ms Mowlam’s death, adding that she was an “integral part” of building peace in Northern Ireland. … Read full obituary
