Baroness Trumpington dies aged 96 | ITV News

Baroness Trumpington was one of a kind. She excelled at ballet, was good enough at tennis to nearly get to Wimbledon, never passed an exam at school, yet worked as a code breaker at Bletchley Park, then in a New York Advertising agency during the Madmen era.
When she did enter politics, she championed smokers' rights while a Health Minister and famously flicked the V sign at a fellow Lord who was irritating her. To a long career in public service, she brought directness, irreverence and sense of fun.
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