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Former MEP and Journalist Patrick O’Flynn Dies at 59

O’Flynn, a prominent political journalist and UKIP MEP turned SDP candidate, passed away following a brief battle with stage four liver cancer.

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Overview

  • Patrick O’Flynn, former UKIP MEP and political editor of the Daily Express, has died at the age of 59 from stage four liver cancer.
  • O’Flynn’s cancer was diagnosed only weeks before his passing, with the illness advancing rapidly according to friends.
  • He served as UKIP MEP for the East of England from 2014 to 2019, later leaving the party over economic policy disagreements and joining the SDP in 2018.
  • Tributes poured in from political figures, including Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, and Kemi Badenoch, recognizing his patriotism and journalistic influence.
  • O’Flynn’s career spanned decades in journalism and politics, reflecting broader shifts in UK media and right-wing political movements over the past 20 years.