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News focus: Controversial veteran with a loyal following; Constituents of a politician's life: The Corbett years in pictures.
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The Birmingham Post (England)
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March 17, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Jonathan Walker Political Correspondent
Robin Corbett, aged 67, is a veteran battler who has never shied away from controversy.
Although elected chairman of the all-party Home Affairs Select Committee in 1999, he was effectively demoted from his former role as a frontbench spokesman for being too 'Old Labour', despite his reputation as a centre-leftist.
He is extremely popular with Labour activists in Birmingham and has earned a reputation as a hard-working constituency ...
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