Following his appointment as Solicitor General in the first government of Harold Wilson , he was knighted and made a Privy Counsellor in 1964 .
He was Labour MP for Ipswich from a 1957 by - election until 1970 .
Following MP 's appointment as Solicitor General in the first government of Harold Wilson , MP was knighted and made a Privy Counsellor in 1964 .
He was Labour MP for Ipswich from a 1957 by - election until 1970 .