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Tory peer and former Bletchley Park operative Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, has died at the age of 96.

Her son announced the news, saying that his mother - who was known for her outspoken personality and who went viral in 2011 after flashing a V-sign at a fellow peer who made an unflattering remark about the age of war veterans - had a “bloody good innings”.

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