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Neil and Glenys Kinnock had been married since 1967
Former Labour minister Glenys Kinnock, an ex-MEP and wife of ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock, has died at 79, her family has said.
They praised her political work, saying Europe, Africa and the UN were the "three great passions of her life".
Her family said she had "endured Alzheimer's" since a 2017 diagnosis and faced it with "innate courage".
Gordon Brown made her a baroness in 2009 so she could serve as a Foreign Office minister in his cabinet.
Her family, which includes Labour MP Stephen Kinnock and daughter Rachel, said they were "devastated" by her death.
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Image caption,Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called her a "true fighter" for the party
In a statement the family said: "Neil was with her in her final moments. They had been married for 56 years."
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called her a "true fighter" for the party as he paid tribute to her life and career.
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