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Sir Tony Lloyd, the Labour MP for Rochdale, “died peacefully” at home on Wednesday morning, his family has said in a statement.

Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle paid tribute to his “friend for almost 30 years”, saying: “Tony was the best of us - and I will miss him.”

"When he was a shadow foreign affairs minister, he came out to Chorley to canvass for me - using his charm and great humour to persuade the voters that I should be their next MP.

The member for Manchester Blackley and Broughton added: "The common thread (among colleagues) is that Tony was a gentleman and kind and listened to people so it was those qualities of tolerance while he was determined to do his best for the different communities he represented.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described Sir Tony as a “dear friend” adding “he was a good man”, who was a “pleasure to work with”.

Three years later he was appointed interim mayor for the city region, but the lure of Westminster was too strong and he was elected as Rochdale’s MP in May 2017.

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