TRIBUTES have been paid to the former Conservative MP Sir Graham Bright, who has died aged 81.
Sir Graham represented Luton East/South from 1979 to 1997 and became parliamentary private secretary to Prime Minister John Major.
In 2012, he became the first police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Cambridgeshire.
Sir Graham started his political career in Essex as a member of Thurrock Borough Council in 1965, and then served on Essex County Council 1967-70.
He always retained close ties with Thurrock and especially Hassenbrook Academy
His family said Sir Graham was “dedicated to public service and to making a difference to the lives of his constituents”.
They said he “died peacefully following a short illness” on Friday, after being cared for at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Arthur Rank Hospice in Cambridge reports the BBC>
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