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Letter: Ken Weetch obituary (opens in new tab)

<p>The obituary of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/02/ken-weetch-obituary">Ken Weetch</a> details his contribution to both education and politics, as Labour MP for Ipswich.</p><p>In the early 1960s he was my history teacher at Mayfield boys school in Ilford, then in Essex. Truly inspirational, he left me with a lifelong interest in economic and social history. I recall him waxing lyrical about the impact of <a href="https://schoolhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/dlm_upl...

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