- Bestselling author and former Conservative politician Lord Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86.
- His publisher HarperCollins confirmed he passed away suddenly and peacefully at home on Monday between writing sessions.
- Archer served as a Tory MP and deputy chairman before being jailed for perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001.
- He achieved global literary success with novels such as Kane and Abel, having hosted a sold-out London event celebrating his final book just a day before his death.
- Tributes were paid by figures from politics and publishing, including broadcaster Gyles Brandreth and former minister Nadhim Zahawi.
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