Mick Cornish from his European Election leaflet in 1989.
- Credit: Labour Party
One of the best-known figures in the Labour Party in Suffolk has died after a lifetime of political activity.
"Old Lefty" Mick Cornish from Great Cornard near Sudbury fought five parliamentary elections in the 1960s and 70s, stood as Labour candidate in the 1989 European Election, and was leader of the Labour Group on Suffolk County Council in the 1980s.
He was born at Trimley, near Felixstowe, in 1937 and in 1945 helped his father who was a railway signaller deliver Labour Party leaflets for the general election which saw Clement Atlee sweep to power.