Birmingham Erdington MP Jack Dromey has died aged 73

Labour shadow minister Jack Dromey has died at the age of 73 according to his family.

In a statement they said "Jack Dromey MP died suddenly this morning aged 73 in his flat in Erdington."

"He had been a dedicated member of parliament for Birmingham Erdington since 2010.

"He was a much loved husband, father and grandfather, and he will be greatly missed."

Jack was the husband of fellow Labour MP Harriet Harman with whom he had three children. His son Joe paid this tribute:

Jack Dromey had been the Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington since May 2010 when he won the seat by more than 3,000 votes.

The Prime Minster has paid this tribute:

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been among those paying tribute:

Tributes have been flooding in from Mr Dromey's colleagues in the house of commons:

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