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Article: Peerage does not mean Sir Bill will toe the line; Sir Bill Morris is one of Handsworth's most famous sons. Set to receive a peerage three years after being awarded a knighthood, he will continue to speak his mind, and believes recent scandals have made reforms of the House of Lords essential, as he told Political Editor Jonathan Walker.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- April 11, 2006
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It's been a long journey for Lord Morris, as he will soon be known.
In 1954 he arrived in Handsworth, and found work at Hardy Spicer Engineering Ltd, a local firm.
By 1992 he was general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, a post he held for 11 years.
But he was surprised to be offered a post in the House of Lords.
He said: "If you look back at my record I have not always been the most compliant in terms of trade union leaders.
"A peerage was the last thing I expected. But I was delighted."
He will ...