[Referring to the "Olive line"] That division makes federat… - Denis Healey

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[Referring to the "Olive line"] That division makes federation impossible – inconceivable, in my opinion.

Denis Healey

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Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey PC (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979. He was a Member of Parliament for 40 years (from 1952 until his retirement in 1992) and was the last surviving member of the cabinet formed by Harold Wilson after the Labour Party's victory in the 1964 general election.

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Alternative Names: Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey • Denis Winston Healey • Denis Winston, Baron Healey

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[Referring to the "Olive line"] That division makes federation impossible – inconceivable, in my opinion. - Denis Healey

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