FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Margaret mcdonagh - The Untold Story

Dad’s aggressive brain cancer vanishes after taking new drug

The NHS is now looking for patients with glioblastoma to take part in a new drug trial

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

Patients sought for new NHS trial for brain cancer after man sees tumour vanish

Ben Trotman has no signs of deadly glioblastoma more than two years after treatment.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

MP left wondering if family of four would become three after cancer diagnosis

Lib Dem MP Clive Jones told the Commons the hardest thing he has ever had to do is tell his two teenage daughters he has cancer.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Labour figures gather for funeral of former general secretary Margaret McDonagh

Baroness McDonagh, who died in June aged 61, played a key role in Labour’s 1997 landslide victory.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

OPINION - Farewell Margaret McDonagh, who helped women (and Blair) get to power

Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh of Mitcham and Morden, died this week, far too young at 61, from a ferocious brain tumour. You may not be familiar with this Labour grande dame, despite the many obituaries published about her. But if you delighted in Tony Blair winning the election in 1997…

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023

Lady McDonagh obituary

First female general secretary of the Labour party who played a key role in the 1997 landslide election victory

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023

‘A tour de force’: tributes pour in for Margaret McDonagh, linchpin of Tony Blair’s New Labour

Party’s first female general secretary, who has died aged 61, was essential part of team behind party’s 1997 landslide victory

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Tributes paid to Margaret McDonagh who was 'unstoppable force' behind Labour's victories

Baroness McDonagh, who was Labour’s first female general secretary, was hailed as the 'absolutely essential' figure to the party's 1997 and 2001 election wins as it was announced she had died aged 61

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023

Labour’s first female general secretary Margaret McDonagh dies aged 61

The politician has been described as an ‘unstoppable force of nature’ and a ‘tireless champion for women’.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023

Sir Keir Starmer leads tributes as Margaret McDonagh - Labour’s first female general secretary - dies at 61

"Margaret was a tireless champion for women, mentoring a whole generation of political and business leaders"

Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2023