Michael Ancram, former deputy Tory leader, dies aged 79

Ancram held role in early 2000s and also served as shadow foreign secretary before entering Lords in 2010

Tributes have been paid to the stable voice" of former deputy leader of the Conservative party Michael Ancram, who has died aged 79.

Ancram, known formally as the 13th Marquess of Lothian, held the role under Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard for five years in the early 2000s.