Tom Driberg

thumb|Tom Driberg Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell (22 May 1905 – 12 August 1976) was a British journalist, politician, High Anglican churchman and possible Soviet spy, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1942 to 1955, and again from 1959 to 1974. A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain for more than twenty years, he was first elected to parliament as an Independent and joined the Labour Party in 1945. He never held any ministerial office, but rose to senior positions within the Labour Party and was a popular and influential figure in left-wing politics for many years. Quotes I rather miss the old days On homosexuality in Britain before it was legalised, which he voted for. Quoted by Christopher Hitchens, 2007 External links Category:1905 births Category:1976 deaths Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:Labour Party (UK) politicians Category:Journalists from England Category:Politicians from England Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom Category:Christian socialists Category:LGBT people Category:British peers Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:Non-fiction authors from England