sentences:  He was active in the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers and was elected to the Union's National Executive.He moved to London to live in Finsbury where he became active in local politics as a member of the Labour Party; in 1949 he was elected to Finsbury Borough Council from West Finsbury ward, at the top of the poll in a six-member ward.On the last day of 1952 he formally adopted the first name 'Michael' by deed poll.