First book aged 94.. now the second, at 103
Daily Mirror UK|April 18, 2024
Oldest ex-MP writes of last rites, war crash, NATO & hunger strikes
LUCY THORNTON
First book aged 94.. now the second, at 103

BRITAIN'S oldest living former MP has published his second book at the age of 103 following his debut when he was 94.

War hero Sir Patrick Duffy was twice read the last rites as a pilot and was one of the first people to have plastic surgery after his crash.

The politician also remembers the bitter General Strike in 1926 and confronted Margaret Thatcher over hunger strikes in Northern Ireland.

This story is from the April 18, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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