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John Hume, the Nobel Prize winner whose work led to the Northern Irish peace process, dies aged 83

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Northern Ireland peace process and hailed as “Ireland’s peacemaker”, has died aged 83. The current SDLP leader Colum Eastwood described him as Ireland’s “most significant and consequential political leader” of the 20th century as tributes poured in.

As an MP and MEP Hume spearheaded the finally successful efforts to end the violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the top of this article.Alternatively, you can visit our newsletter.

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