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John Anderson Cunningham,Baron Cunningham of Felling,PC,DL is a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament for over 30 years,serving for Whitehaven from 1970 to 1983 and then Copeland until the 2005 general election,and had served in the Cabinet of Tony Blair.
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- ↑ "Labour take PFCC in Cumbria in good night for the party". Whitehaven News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ↑ "Labour PFCC candidate to aim for named police officer in every ward". Whitehaven News. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.