Glenda Jackson fractures hip in fall

MP Glenda Jackson is recovering in hospital from a fractured hip and broken wrist.

The Oscar-winning actress turned politician tripped in the street on her way to a homeless centre in Camberwell.

But she soldiered on to complete a public engagement before calmly asking to go to hospital.

Her son, Dan Hodges, said: "Glenda being Glenda got up and went to the speaking engagement and spent an hour or so there.

"It wasn't until towards the end when she felt unwell and got someone at the event to take her to the hospital.

"They told her that she had a fractured hip and wrist and she had an operation that night and now has pins in her hip."

Ms Jackson, 64, MP for Hampstead and Highgate and Ken Livingstone's housing policy adviser in the Greater London Authority, is recovering in King's College Hospital where she is expected to remain for at least five days.

Her son added: "It's been made worse by the broken wrist, which means it will be almost impossible for her to use crutches.

"She's not quite sure how she's going to get about yet. She's been told she will have to take it easy, but knowing her, that's going to be difficult."