Sir Stuart Bell funeral to take place in Middlesbrough

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Sir Stuart Bell
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Sir Stuart had been MP for Middlesbrough since 1983

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of Middlesbrough's MP.

Sir Stuart Bell died on 13 October following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

The 74-year-old senior Labour backbencher had held his seat for 29 years. In 2004 he was honoured with a knighthood for services to Parliament.

His funeral, which was described as a celebration of his life, was held at St Barnabas Church in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough.

Among those attending were a number of his parliamentary colleagues.

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