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Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86

Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former Conservative politician, has died at the age of 86. Archer served as a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party before resigning amid scandal, later building a career as one of the world's most widely read authors with novels such as Kane and Abel. Tributes and reactions are expected across political and literary circles.

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• Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 · BBC

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