Former Home Secretary Leon Brittan has died after a long battle with cancer, his family have said.
The 75-year-old was once one of five Jewish cabinet members in Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government.
He died at his home in London on Wednesday night.
In a statement his family said: "We salute his extraordinary commitment to British public life as a member of parliament, minister, cabinet minister, European Commissioner and peer - together with a distinguished career in law, and latterly in business."