Former Labour peer and trade unionist Baroness Blood has died.
The former Labour peer and trade unionist, Baroness Blood has died.
The Belfast woman was the president of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland and was previous involved with the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition.After the closure of the mill, she ran a training project for long-term unemployed men in the Shankill Road area and from 1993 to 1999 worked for the Greater Shankill Partnership.
Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said she was a "fearless and tireless campaigner" who focused on making people's lives better. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood described her as "A tireless community activist and advocate for workers to her core". Very sorry to hear of the passing of May Blood, Baroness Blood. A tireless community activist and advocate for workers to her core, her valuable work towards building peace here will always be celebrated and remembered.
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