James McCulloch York Dickens (born 4 April 1931) has been a British

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 Labour

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician. He was Member of Parliament

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 for the marginal constituency of Lewisham West from 1966 to 1970.He was a member of the Tribune Group of left-wing MPs. His seat was gained by the Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 candidate John Gummer

John Gummer

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After leaving Parliament

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, he became Director Of Personnel with Thames Water

Thames Water

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. He is no longer a Labour Party member, because of opposition to the Iraq War

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