Ex-PM Lord Callaghan dies aged 92

A family spokesman has confirmed that former Labout Prime Minister Lord callaghan has died on the eve of his 93rd birthday at home in East Sussex.

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Former Labour Prime Minister Lord Callaghan has died aged 92, a family spokeswoman has said.

He passed away at home in East Sussex, just over a week after his wife Audrey died aged 91.

Lord Callaghan, who would have been 93 on Sunday, recently became the oldest living former British PM in history.

James Callaghan became prime minister in 1976 after the resignation of Harold Wilson. He became Lord Callaghan of Cardiff in 1987.

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