Derek Fatchett [SEP] cause of death
, staying there until he became an MP, which he was nominated for at the expense of Stanley Cohen, who wanted to join the SDP.
Parliamentary career.
He contested the Bosworth seat in Leicestershire in 1979.
After Labour's 1997 election victory, he was soon made a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Derek Fatchett died suddenly on the night of 9 May 1999 (aged 53), from a massive heart attack after collapsing whilst relaxing with his wife and close friend Colin Crane
a mark on me."
At the 1997 general election, Benn was on the shortlist for the seat of Pontefract and Castleford, but eventually lost to Yvette Cooper. Following the 1997 general election, Benn served as a special adviser to David Blunkett, then the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
Labour in government (1999–2010).
In 1999, Benn was selected as the Labour candidate for the 1999 Leeds Central by-election following the death of Derek Fatchett. During the by-election campaign,