MICHAEL MEACHER: LABOUR POLITICIAN WHO EMBRACED ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSE
Michael Meacher, Labour MP and former environment minister, who died in October aged 75 after a short illness, was one of the more prominent figures in his party to have embraced environmental issues. He supported several Resurgence events as well as writing for Resurgence & Ecologist, most recently to oppose the controversial proposed transatlantic trade deal, the TTIP.
He was first elected MP for Oldham West (now Oldham West and Royton) in 1970, and retained his seat for 45 years. He was a junior minister ...
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