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LEICESTER SOUTH (15th July 2004) |
Yvonne Ridley
A former Sunday Express journalist, she converted to Islam after being held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan in September 2001. She was top of the Respect list for the North East region in the 2004 European Parliament elections.
The main themes of her campaign were:
End the occupations of Iraq and Palestine.
Fight the council cuts by the Liberal Democrats.
End PFI in the health service.
