Llinos Golding, Baroness Golding (born 21 March 1933) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who currently sits in the

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. She qualified as a

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and worked in the

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, and is currently the

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of the

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. The daughter of MP

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, Golding was the member of parliament (MP) for

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from 1986 to 2001, having replaced her husband John Golding. After stepping down at the 2001 general election, she was created a

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as Baroness Golding, of Newcastle-under-Lyme in the County of

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in the same year. Baroness Golding was the peer who vouched for the two ' Fathers for Justice' protesters who threw a flour bomb at

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during

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on 19 May 2004. By vouching for them, Golding made it possible for the pair to access an area of the Commons viewing gallery not behind a glass security screen. There is no suggestion that she had any idea of their protest plans. Later the same afternoon, she apologised to the Houses of Lords and Commons for her part in the affair. She is a board member of the

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, a pro-hunting organisation. She is Chairman of The Second Chance Children's Charity (Charity Commission Registration No 1001462)

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Lady Golding's Statement on the 19 May incident
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