Bruce Kent
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Bruce Kent (born 1929) is a United Kingdom-based political activist. He is probably Britain's best-known peace campaigner and member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). He served as General Secretary from 1980 to 1985, and as Chair from 1987 to 1990. He now holds the honorary title of Vice-President.
Kent is a former Roman Catholic priest and Monsignor. In 1987, he resigned from the priesthood rather than comply with an instruction from the late Cardinal Basil Hume to desist from involvement in that year's UK General Election.
In 1992 Bruce Kent was a candidate for the Labour Party in the constituency of Oxford West and Abingdon, where he came third. Sitting Member of Parliament and former Conservative minister John Patten retained his seat.