Neil Mitchell’s tribute to ‘a great man’, Anthony Foster

“He and his wife conducted their campaign with dignity, power, authority and decency, and they achieved a great deal.

“What he and his family went through was beyond belief, but he always spoke without bitterness and hatred.

“He spoke with a determination to make the world better, and I think he did.

“He was a great man for this country.”

Anthony Foster died on Friday evening at the age of 64 after suffering a stroke.

He will receive a state funeral.

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