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Although I had been an MP at the same time as Jim, I only really got to know him when we were both leaders of our respective groups in opposition. I have to say that I had not realised what a great sense of humour he had, with that infectious laugh. At one point I thought we discovered a family connection in that my step-grandfather was also a Wallace from Orkney. It was too long ago to prove the connection, but I quite liked the idea of our being long-lost cousins. Who would not have?