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AS an MP I met lots of constituents who had just lost someone close. Bereavement and grief took many forms.
Some wanted a shoulder to lean on. Some wanted failures in the care system to be put right. Some wanted compensation. Some wanted redress. Most wanted their loved one back and their grief to lessen.
The most difficult were those caught somewhere between anger and despair. Politically, this is the space Brexit has taken us into.
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