Tag: Len Tingle

BBC Yorkshire political editor Len Tingle has died at the age of 63 after being diagnosed with cancer a year ago. "For many he made sense of the changing political landscape in Yorkshire and it's a tribute to him that so many politicians of today and yesterday saw him as journalist they could trust in good times and in bad." I remember once he told me about a mistake he'd made filming when he was out on his own. Len's passion for politics translated onto his Twitter account where he regularly posted about the stories he was covering and politicians he was grilling. Report Tributes have been paid from Yorkshire politicians including Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey who said Len commanded "massive respect across the political spectrum." "You would get a sense of this passion - and importance he placed in standing up for Yorkshire - and he managed to do that in a really charming way that you trusted him." Tim Iredale, presenter of Sunday Politics in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire said: "I knew Len for 20 years. We were initially rivals, as I covered politics for ITV Yorkshire. Over time he became a trusted friend and much-loved colleague. BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration described him as a "fearless reporter on political issues".