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Baroness Williams is still campaigning and sits in the House of Lords in the UK

Razia Iqbal talks to Shirley Williams, one of Britain’s best known politicians.

Shirley Williams held high office in the UK, helped found a new political party and has taken a deep interest in international affairs – helping to draft the constitutions in Russia, Ukraine, and South Africa. At the age of 83 Baroness Williams is still campaigning and sits in the House of Lords.

Picture: Shirley Williams, Credit: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images

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