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Roy Roebuck was born in Manchester in September 1929, and first became interested in politics as a teenager during the 1945 election campaign. He joined his local Labour party and became a member of its Executive Committee aged 17. He served in the RAF for his national service before pursuing a career firstly as a journalist before he was called to the Bar in 1974. In 1957 he married Dr Mary Oglivy Adams, together they have a son.
Roebuck contested Altrincham and Sale in 1964 and 1965, before becoming MP for Harrow East between 1966 and 1970. He unsuccessfully contested Leek in 1974, and continued his career as a barrister.
Click here to listen to the full interview with Roy Roebuck in the British Library.
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