Mo Mowlam’s death today is a loss on quite a few fronts.

It’s a big loss to the irreverent, no-bullshit, we-DON’T-kiss-Bliars-arse faction within the Labour party (only Tony Benn now remains from that group!)

It’s also a loss to female Winston Churchill impersonators.

Most importantly, it’s a loss of a key figure in the Good Friday agreements, which eventually led to the recent unprecedented disarming and cessation of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.

Rest in Peace Mo – You earned it and you will be missed!