Denis Healey, quoted in Mark Stuart, John Smith: A Life (2005), p. 410
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[Smith's death was] one of the greatest tragedies to beset the Labour Party...the country was robbed of a great Prime Minister.
— Denis Healey
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About John Smith (Labour Party leader)
John Smith QC (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a British Labour politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994.
About John Smith (Labour Party leader)
John Smith QC (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a British Labour politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994.
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