Barbara Castle Barbara Castle Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC, GCOT ("née" Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979, making her the longest-serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons until that record was broken in 2007 by Gwyneth Dunwoody. She later became the Member of the European Parliament for Greater Manchester from 1979 to 1989 and subsequently a member of the House of Lords, having been granted a life peerage in 1990. One of the most significant
Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead of Wales, Bangor. She holds honorary Doctorates from Thames Valley University, Brunel University and Kingston University. Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead ("née" Parry; born 7 July 1944) is a British politician and former teacher. She was a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 to 2009. She is the wife of Neil Kinnock, who was leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992. When Neil Kinnock received a life peerage in 2005, Glenys became entitled to the style "Lady Kinnock", which she chose not to use. She was