Brynmor John
 Brynmor John    (politician) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 April 1934 | |||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1988 (Age 54) London, England, UK | |||||||||||
| Nationality | UK | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | University College London | |||||||||||
| Party | Labour Party (UK) | |||||||||||
British Labour politician who in 1977 falsely stated that there was no evidence that the UK government had given a grant to the Paedophile Information Exchange.
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Brynmor Thomas John was a British Labour politician.
Career
John was Member of Parliament for Pontypridd in South Wales from 1970 until his death. During the Labour government of 1974 to 1979, he was a junior Defence minister for the Royal Air Force (RAF) (1974–1976), a Home Office minister (1976–1979) and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (1980–1981).
Brynmor John stated in 1977 that there was no evidence that the UK government had given a grant to the Paedophile Information Exchange, although in March 2014, evidence emerged that PIE had received grants totalling £70,000 from the Home Office, after a whistleblower told police he witnessed a successful three-year grant renewal application for £35,000 in 1980, implying that a similar grant had been made in 1977.[1]
Death
The circumstances of his later life and premature death are cited by physicians who believe the extensive evidence for the biological etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome. Brynmor John had been diagnosed with the illness, and died suddenly immediately after exiting the House of Commons gym. He had been following an exercise regime based on what is argued to be unfounded and unethical medical advice: that sufferers may exercise their way toward a cure for the illness.[2][3][4]
