hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˌɛmpˈiː fɔːɹ ˈæʃfiːld fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, wˌɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd hɪz sˈiːt tə wˈɜːk æz tʃˈiːf ɐdvˈaɪzɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt tə hɪz mˈɛntoːɹ ɹˈɔɪ dʒˈɛŋkɪnz hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kəmˈɪʃən.
He was elected the MP for Ashfield from 1966 to 1977, when he resigned his seat to work as Chief Advisor (from 1977 to 1978) to his mentor Roy Jenkins who had been appointed President of the European Commission.