Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has sent “best wishes” to former Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Minister Paul Goggins who is seriously ill.
Paul Goggins.
The 60-year-old Labour MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East is recovering in Salford Royal Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery after collapsing while out running with his son in the city on Monday.
In May 2006, Mr Goggins was appointed Minister in the Northern Ireland Office with responsibility for Health, Security and Prisons and in May the following year he was promoted to Minister of State for Northern Ireland, a position he held until 2010.
In a tweet, Mr McGuinness described him as a “good man.”
Mr McGuinness’s tweet reads: “Sorry to hear that Paul Goggins MP former NIO Minister is seriously ill in hospital in England. A good man, my best wishes for his recovery.”
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