Neo-Labour offered peerage to protect 'safe' seat
bbcnews: Independent MP and AM Peter Law was offered a peerage not to stand against Labour in Blaenau Gwent at the last general election, his widow alleges.
Labour says her claim is "categorically not true" but Trish Law told BBC Wales that her husband "could not be bought".
The ex-Labour politician, who died this week, was asked not to stand by a senior Labour figure, Mrs Law said.
Mr Law overturned a 19,000 majority to win Blaenau Gwent, Labour's safest Welsh seat at Westminster, last May.
... Responding to Mrs Law's comments, a Labour spokesman said: "It's categorically not true. It did not happen." Read more
db: That's a tough one - who do you believe - anonymous Blairite or Trish Law?
Labour says her claim is "categorically not true" but Trish Law told BBC Wales that her husband "could not be bought".
The ex-Labour politician, who died this week, was asked not to stand by a senior Labour figure, Mrs Law said.
Mr Law overturned a 19,000 majority to win Blaenau Gwent, Labour's safest Welsh seat at Westminster, last May.
... Responding to Mrs Law's comments, a Labour spokesman said: "It's categorically not true. It did not happen." Read more
db: That's a tough one - who do you believe - anonymous Blairite or Trish Law?
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