Labour MP Tony Benn, who is retiring at the next General Election, is to be the guest of honour at this year's Levellers' Day in Burford.

The veteran MP has been a staunch supporter of the event which is held to honour three soldiers shot for mutiny in Burford churchyard in 1649.

Levellers' Day has become an annual celebration for a wide umbrella of left-wing groups and political rights activists.

The theme of this year's event, on Saturday, May 19, is equal rights.