Dick Cheney remains divisive in death, drawing tributes and condemnation

Leaders from Bush to Barrasso paid tribute to the former vice-president, whose career drew praise and controversy

US political leaders offered their condolences in reaction to the news that Dick Cheney had died, with George W Bush describing his former vice-president as a calm and steady presence in the White House amid great national challenges".

Bush wrote in a statement that he would remember Cheney for the decent honorable man that he was" and that history would remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation - a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence and seriousness of purpose to every position he held".