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'''Tony Benn''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Labour Party]] [[politician]]. | '''Tony Benn''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Labour Party]] [[politician]]. | ||
In the late 1960s, he was the [[Minister of Technology]] for [[Harold Wilson]] and responsible for [[the Vault (UNIT)|the Vault]]. [[The Brigadier|Lethbridge-Stewart]] commented that Benn | In the late 1960s, he was the [[Minister of Technology]] for [[Harold Wilson]] and responsible for [[the Vault (UNIT)|the Vault]]. [[The Brigadier|Lethbridge-Stewart]] commented that Benn might be the only one who knew precisely where the Vault was. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') | ||
He served as the [[Home Secretary]] in the cabinet of [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Shirley Williams]] in [[1976]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | He served as the [[Home Secretary]] in the cabinet of [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Shirley Williams]] in [[1976]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | ||
==Behind the | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Tony Benn was the real-life Minister of Technology under Harold Wilson. He was a [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet minister]] in the 1970s but not Home Secretary; the Williams government is a fictional creation by [[Paul Cornell]]. | Tony Benn was the real-life Minister of Technology under Harold Wilson. He was a [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet minister]] in the 1970s but not Home Secretary; the Williams government is a fictional creation by [[Paul Cornell]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 24 July 2016
Tony Benn was a British Labour Party politician.
In the late 1960s, he was the Minister of Technology for Harold Wilson and responsible for the Vault. Lethbridge-Stewart commented that Benn might be the only one who knew precisely where the Vault was. (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)
He served as the Home Secretary in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shirley Williams in 1976. (PROSE: No Future)
Behind the scenes
Tony Benn was the real-life Minister of Technology under Harold Wilson. He was a Cabinet minister in the 1970s but not Home Secretary; the Williams government is a fictional creation by Paul Cornell.
