Laine

/ leɪn /

noun

1. Dame Cleo (ˈkliːəʊ), full name Clementina Dinah Laine . born 1927, British jazz singer, noted esp for her recordings with her husband John Dankworth

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Ray Thomas, a founding member of the group who played flute, died in 2018; Graeme Edge, the band’s founding drummer, died in 2021; Laine died in 2023; Mike Pinder, who played keyboards in the band until 1978, died last year.

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The bass player and "massive-hearted man" joined the band in 1966 with fellow singer Justin Hayward, following the departure of Denny Laine and Clint Warwick.

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Former Labour councillor Rochelle Lainé said the move risked "undoing years of progress".

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Ms Lainé, a teacher and former county councillor, had submitted a question for the meeting on 16 July asking how a refusal to attend training would impact councillors' ability to make "legally informed and compliant decisions".

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Ms Lainé said she believed that Reform was "reintroducing casual racism, sexism, and discrimination by outright refusing to participate in training that promotes fairness".

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