Personal Life
He married Mary Cassidy in January 1988 in Widnes. They have a son (Sean Twigg born June 1989) and daughter (Megan Twigg born April 1992). Twigg lists his interests outside politics as hill walking, military history, particularly World War Two and Rugby League. A lifelong Liverpool supporter, he attended the 1989 FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough stadium, abandoned six minutes into the game. Twigg watched the unfolding Hillsborough disaster tragedy from the north stand.
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