Austin Mitchell

Austin Vernon Mitchell  (19 September 1934 – 18 August 2021) was a British Labour Party politician and journalist. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from 1977 until 2015. From 1979 until 1985, he was Opposition Whip. Mitchell was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Mitchell died on 18 August 2021 in Leeds, West Yorkshire at the age of 86.

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