Ilford South MP Mike Gapes discharged from hospital

Ilford South MP Mike Gapes, discharged from hospital two months after being admitted for emergency surgery, has said he is very lucky to still be alive. Archant

The Ilford South MP will be returning to parliament, despite spending more than two months in hospital.

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Mike Gapes was rushed to A&E on November 28 with “chest pains”, and forced to undergo emergency surgery.

He has now be discharged and is recovering at home.

A spokesman for the MP said: “Mike has been ordered to take a few weeks off to rebuild his strength and will be returning to Parliament once he has fully recovered.”

The 63-year-old has been MP for Ilford South since 1992, and received 64 per cent of the vote in last year’s general election.