The former deputy leader of the Conservative Party Michael Ancram has died aged 79.
Ancram, known formally as the 13th Marquess of Lothian, held the role under Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard for five years in the early 2000s.
He also served as shadow foreign secretary and had been a member of the House of Lords since 2010, in a political career spanning five decades.
Ancram died in hospital surrounded by family in the early hours of Tuesday following a short illness, his family said in a statement.
