Tributes have been paid to Lord Alan Haselhurst, the former Conservative MP and deputy speaker, who died on Tuesday at the age of 88.
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle described him as a "distinguished and respected parliamentarian", while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he would be "deeply missed, particularly on the benches opposite".
Lord Haselhurst served as MP for Saffron Walden from 1977 to 2017, having first been elected for Middleton and Prestwich in 1970. He became deputy speaker and chairman of ways and means in 1997, and was appointed to the House of Lords in 2018.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who succeeded him as MP for Saffron Walden, said: "Sir Alan served the Saffron Walden constituency for 40 years... He was widely respected for his integrity, experience and calm authority."
Lord Haselhurst was also a keen cricketer and author of several novels about the sport. He retired from the Lords at the end of 2024.
