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Spotted dick to Jambalaya: Chef's 50 years of feeding MPs

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Terry Wiggins started working in the House of Commons in September 1974 .

He is retiring this month after 50 years of working at Westminster 's Portcullis House .

He reckons he has served 13 prime ministers in that time and is still dreaming up new recipes.

David Cameron once asked for the recipe of Parliament 's famous jerk chicken.

Parliament has been his workplace for 50 years .

It is also the place where he met his wife, Christine , who worked in one of the members’ dining rooms.

Thirty-seven years later , they are still together.

Terry admits he feels “a little bit nervous” about his impending retirement.

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60

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informal

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English

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