Mary Wilson: Corbyn leads tributes after death of Harold Wilson's widow

Labour leader says 102-year-old was a ‘wonderful poet and huge support’ to her husband

Jeremy Corbyn and Gordon Brown have led tributes to Mary Wilson, a poet and wife of the former Labour prime minister Harold Wilson, who has died aged 102.

Wilson published three volumes of verse and was once touted as a possible poet laureate. In a tweet Corbyn praised her poetry and support for Labour’s election victories in the 60s and 70s.

In '97 I escorted Mary Wilson to open Merton @mencap_charity 1st dementia centre. She had cared for Harold for years & was a great fighter for carers everywhere. #RIPhttps://t.co/y9mbDUlCZU

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