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She was particularly feared in the Treasury. She always played an important part in any government reshuffle, often deciding the fate of individual cabinet ministers. Tony Benn, who both liked her and appreciated her strategic skills, confided to his diary with some approval in 1973 that Wilson was being “run” by her. “Fix it up with Marcia” was a watchword in Wilson’s office from his earliest years at Westminster. But after an appeal, they confirmed the sum she was paid from 2006 and that Falkender, 83, is likely to have received tens of thousands of pounds more in preceding years.

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William Hague says the prospect of The Telegraph being owned by a UAE-based company is 'disturbing and... King Charles and Prince William are 'allowing selfish agendas and family discord to take over the House of Windsor' While the Labour peer has not made a single verbal or written contribution in more than 40 years in the House of Lords, her continuing presence on the red benches through declining health has led to a hefty bill for the taxpayer. Revealing he had taken the decision to resign two years previously, he said: "I have not wavered in this decision and it is irrevocable."