[1] He narrowly lost out on selection as the Labour candidate in the February 1974 general election to Gerald Kaufman but stood instead for Leeds West, where he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP).
He served until the 1983 general election when he unexpectedly lost his seat to the Liberal candidate Michael Meadowcroft.
[3] He became Labour's spokesperson in the Lords for, at various times, the environment, housing, energy and sport, and served as the peers' representative in the Shadow Cabinet.
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