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f ever a politician earned a standing ovation on the floor of the House of Commons, it is Craig Mackinlay, the Conservative MP for South Thanet. Mr Mackinlay returned to the chamber yesterday, to a hero’s welcome, eight months after falling gravely ill with septic shock and six months after the amputation of all four limbs. Doctors had given Mr Mackinlay a 5 per cent chance of survival. His standing address to the House, on prosthetic legs, warmly welcomed by both sides of the House, is a tribute to his dedication and the skill of his carers, some of whom watched from the public gallery, receiving their own due plaudits.
Sepsis, from which almost 1,000 people die every week in the UK, has been called
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