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Hilary Benn
By
Fatima El-Jack
8th October 2005

Mr. Hilary Benn is our Leeds central constituent member of Parliament and he is the United Kingdom government Overseas Development Minster. Fatima knows him and wrote these thoughts and in return she received an appreciation letter from him.

Hilary Benn
Is heading for number ten
He’s a very important man
Said the person with a light tan
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Downing street
Is where they meet
Not for eating feasts
But for gaining seats
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I have a dream
Down the stream
He is going to steam
To lead his labour team
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Leeds central
Always magical
Development overseas
He could always sees
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Benn the government minister
Is fighting in Westminster
To be the next Prime Minster
That is for you me and my sister
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Tonight he stood in the city centre
And to the crowd he made a gesture
Benn working to make poverty history
And for him that is not a mystery
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Tabita’s Farewell Party
By
Fatima El-Jack
16th October 2005
Tabita Botrus is the Sudanese Federal Minister of Health. Her family and friends in Leeds gave a farewell party for her marking her new appointment. Fatima was a guess and she went on to write:

Today is Saturday
That Saturday was Tabita’s day
She has become a Minister of health just after May
Everybody came from home and away
And surely nobody has gone astray
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Tabita have three sisters
And for along time she was a sister
Now happily she is a minister
And we hope she doesn't become a monster
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She was dancing to Sudanese songs
When people came along
They wanted to say a speech
But it wasn’t about a Peach
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Her mother gave a talk
Which wasn’t a joke
Then came Majoke
And said Salam folks
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Tabita's took the microphone
And put aside her mobile phone
She gave a speech
That took us to a sandy beach
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Tomorrow she will be in the news
Radio, television, newspapers and interviews
Where she can clearly point her views
And she must always follow them with reviews
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The kids were playing in and out
They ate some food but not sprout
Outside we played dare
They were harsh and not fair
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Mind and health do not divide
And you and me have to work and decide
The peace needs a clean mind
And together we have to make it if you don't mind
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