"I am very sorry to hear that Mrs Foster has now, sadly, passed away, " he said.

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Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was very sorry to hear of Mr Ervine's death.

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"I am very sorry indeed to hear of his death and sadly shocked because when I spoke to Quentin roughly two or three weeks ago in New York he was clearly not happy about coming over for the tour, " he said.

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Your son's situation is obviously a psychiatric emergency, and I am truly sorry to hear of his very serious problems.

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