Tag: Paul Flynn

Newport West Labour Party confirmed in a tweet that Mr Flynn died on Sunday, saying he was "a hero to many of us". He was an independent thinker who was a credit to the Labour Party. He campaigned on a wide-range of issues, including benefits, animal welfare and devolution. "He was an independent thinker who was a credit to the Labour Party. Mr Corbyn's deputy, Tom Watson, said Mr Flynn was "one of the great characters in politics" adding he was "loved and revered by many", Report Jayne Bryant, the Welsh assembly member for Mr Flynn's constituency, first met the MP when she was nine years old. She told BBC Radio Wales: "He absolutely loved Newport. "He really, really cared for people and I think that sometimes gets lost in politics." Conservative Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said Mr Flynn was an "exceptional constituency MP", and said it was a "privilege to work with him". 'Fascinating' "We've lost someone who put his values and his beliefs at the heart of everything he said and did," wrote Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies. Jo Stevens, the Cardiff Central MP, said Mr Flynn was a "kind, principled, fascinating man who was devoted to his constituents".