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    Merlyn Merlyn-Rees, Baron Merlyn-Rees, PC (né Merlyn Rees; 18 December 1920 – 5 January 2006) was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament...
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  • Astronomer Royal Matt Rees, (born 1967) Welsh novelist Matthew Rees, Wales and British Lions rugby union international Merlyn Rees (1920–2006), British...
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    Middle School, before becoming a secondary school. It was then renamed Merlyn Rees Community High School. The school was formally merged with Matthew Murray...
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  • recommendation and on 1 March 1976, the new Labour Secretary of State Merlyn Rees announced the phasing out of SCS. Anyone convicted of a scheduled offence...
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    Wales John Morris 1974–1976 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Merlyn Rees 1974–1976 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Harold Lever 1974–1976...
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    Denis Healey, Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson, former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees, Francis Maude, Norman Tebbit, Rosie Barnes, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams...
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    arranged for the Irish police to bury him secretly. On 1 March 1976, Merlyn Rees, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the Wilson ministry,...
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    Minister Harold Wilson James Callaghan Preceded by Robert Carr Succeeded by Merlyn Rees In office 23 December 1965 – 30 November 1967 Prime Minister Harold Wilson...
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    Street, Belfast. Merlyn Rees declared a State of Emergency under Section Forty of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973. Rees then flew to Chequers...
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  • "The Sweedy." The investigation was ordered by the then Home Secretary Merlyn Rees, and began by examining police activity around three major crimes: a...
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  • from the British Government than had been pursued by his predecessor, Merlyn Rees. In late 1976, he told the Labour Party conference that "Ulster had had...
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    Mellish John Morris Fred Mulley Stanley Orme Fred Peart Reg Prentice Merlyn Rees Bill Rodgers Willie Ross Lord Shepherd Peter Shore Edward Short John...
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    John Morris Fred Mulley Stanley Orme David Owen Lord Peart Reg Prentice Merlyn Rees Bill Rodgers Lord Shepherd Peter Shore John Silkin John Smith Eric Varley...
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  • for parole written in 1978 and 1979 and submitted to Home Secretary Merlyn Rees, Hindley said: Within months he [Brady] had convinced me that there was...
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    households, 5,170 had no car or van. Belle Isle has a number of schools. Merlyn Rees Community High School, situated at the heart of Belle Isle, provided...
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    Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Merlyn Rees Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the...
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    Prices and Consumer Protection 1976–1979 Position abolished Preceded by Merlyn Rees Shadow Home Secretary 1980–1983 Succeeded by Gerald Kaufman Preceded by...
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    end of internment, the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Merlyn Rees, ended Special Category Status from 1 March 1976. Those convicted of...
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    Secretary of State for Trade 1979–1982 Succeeded by Peter Archer Preceded by Merlyn Rees Shadow Secretary of State for Energy 1982–1983 Succeeded by Stan Orme...
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    1967 – 1 November 1968   Elystan Morgan 6 April 1968 – 19 June 1970   Merlyn Rees 1 November 1968 – 19 June 1970   Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
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    injuries were reported. Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Merlyn Rees hoped "the House will join me in condemning these attacks and will support...
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    James Callaghan Shadowing David Howell Preceded by Tom King Succeeded by Merlyn Rees Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs In office...
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    University of Wales, Newport. He succeeded fellow Labour politician Lord Merlyn-Rees as the Chancellor for the University of Glamorgan.[citation needed] Lord...
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    July 1945 – 18 January 1963 Preceded by Henry Charleton Succeeded by Merlyn Rees Personal details Born Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell (1906-04-09)9 April...
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    Spokesman who had frequently clashed with her at the despatch box – and Merlyn Rees, the outgoing Home Secretary, paid tribute to her. Following the election...
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    Mellish John Morris Fred Mulley Stanley Orme Fred Peart Reg Prentice Merlyn Rees Bill Rodgers Willie Ross Lord Shepherd Peter Shore Edward Short John...
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  • strikers in the east was rejected by the British Secretary of State Merlyn Rees. In later strikes the security forces were prepared to use force immediately...
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  • Pearce (economist), Professor of Economics from 1983 to 2004 at UCL Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary from 1976 to 1979 and Labour MP from 1962 to 1983 for...
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  • Labour Party, the late Hugh Gaitskell, and the former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster...
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  • carrying a copy of the Many Faces of Jesus screenplay. Home Secretary Merlyn Rees explained, to cheers in Parliament, that the action was "on the grounds...
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