Jacqui Smith, the first woman to be home secretary, was one of the best-known sitting MPs to be voted out of Parliament but Glenda Jackson held on with a tiny majority.
Ms Smith was crushed by a heavy swing to the Conservatives which saw her vote fall by more than 13 per cent as Karen Lumley took the seat with a majority of almost 6,000 over Labour.
Ms Smith had been caught up in the expenses scandal and her loss had been widely forecast.
To see her close to tears reminded me of when Thatcher was kicked out by her own party. In both cases I rejoice!
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