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The statement that she is the first Leader of the House of Lords "who has served under two prime ministers for nearly 50 years since Lord Shepherd in 1974" is possibly slightly misleading. Shepherd became Leader of the House of Lords in 1974, but did not serve under his second Prime Minister until 1976, when he briefly served under Jim Callaghan. Thus I wonder if it would be better to say since 1976. Also "nearly 50 years" is stretching it a bit as in 2019 when she was retained by Boris Johnson and thus served under a second Prime Minister was only 43 years since Shepherd left office (and indeed when he first served under his second Prime Minister). Dunarc (talk) 23:00, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]