Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe - whose career ended in disgrace as he stood trial for conspiracy to murder - has died, aged 85.
Mr Thorpe led the party in the 1960s and 1970s, but died after battling Parkinson's Disease for more than three decades.
Lord Steel of Aikwood, who succeeded him as party leader, paid tribute.
"He had a genuine sympathy for the underprivileged - whether in his beloved North Devon where his first campaign was for 'mains, drains and a little bit of light' or in Africa, where he was a resolute fighter against apartheid and became a respected friend of people like President Kaunda of Zambia," he said.
Mr Thorpe was forced to resign as party leader in 1976 after an acquaintance, Norman Scott, claimed to have had an affair with him in the early 1960s - when homosexual acts were illegal in Britain.
He was subsequently accused of conspiracy and incitement to murder Scott, a former male model, and was rarely seen in public following his acquittal in 1979.
He led a quiet life at his Devon home, but briefly took part in Paddy Ashdown's campaign in the south west of England during the 1992 general election campaign.
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