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Wednesday August 3, 05:23 PM
SkyNews

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam is critically ill in hospital.The former-Redcar MP is described as being in a "critical but stable" condition in London's King College Hospital.Ms Mowlam, 55, suffered a brain tumour in the late 1990s but her health has deteriorated in recent months.

She gained huge respect from the public for the courage she showed fighting the brain tumour and losing her hair.

She was Northern Ireland Secretary from 1997 to 1999.

She won admiration for her perseverance in working towards the Good Friday peace agreement, while recovering from treatment for the tumour.

Renowned for her light-hearted disregard for formality, she kicked off her shoes and chewed gum at meetings.

She is also reputed to have taken off her wig to break the tension during key meetings and called Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness "babe" during a phone conversation.

In 1998 she entered the infamous Maze Prison to talk to convicted paramilitaries when it became clear the peace process needed their backing.

She quit politics at the 2001 General Election after becoming increasingly disenchanted with the government.

She said it was "harder and harder to defend what the Labour Government is doing".

In 1995 she married Labour-supporting merchant banker Jon Norton, already a father-of-two.

I liked Mo and her down to earth nature. I'm not into politics generally but you can't help but like one or two personalities (they are human after all!!).

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Best wishes to a lady i much admire and respect

Sorry to hear this, she seems like such a nice down to earth lady. I've always admired her courage, thoughts and good wishes to her and her family.

We like Mo

I hope she's going to be ok

She's very much loved here in the Republic of Ireland - was voted 'Woman of the Year' once.

She was a breath of fresh air when she was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - and you got the impression that she respected everyone's views. Worked so hard to try and get a breakthrough. Lovely woman, hope she recovers.

I really like Mo - strong, capable, lovely woman - hope she is going to be ok

I've just heard some sad news.
Former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam has died. She was aged 55.

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A very sad day for politics. Probably one of the most straight-talking and honest politicians we had in a long while.

It's a very sad day, Mo was a total one off and of the the few polticians with integrity.

R.I.P Mo.

What was great about MM was that she wasn't a politician, at least not in the way we perceive them to be. Didn't always agree with her, but she was one of the good guys.

Mowlam dies, Thatcher lives. No justice.

So very very sad.. she was a great politician, with humour and charisma. We need more like her.

really sad news and so young too! Two politicians in as many weeks RIP Mo.