Lord Patten visits Midlands

The Government's Papal visit coordinator travels to Birmingham to see the venues for the visit

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Lord Patten of Barnes, the Prime Minister’s personal representative for the state visit of Pope Benedict XVI, visited Birmingham on September 19, writes Peter Jennings.

He viewed preparations for the Papal Mass and Beatification of Cardinal Newman at Cofton Park. Lord Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong, was accompanied by Councillor Alan Rudge, Cabinet minister for equalities and human resources, and senior officials from the city of Birmingham, West Midlands Police and other agencies, during the visit on Friday July 9 .

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