Lord MacApine RIP

Alastair McAlpine, a former Conservative Party Treasurer and Deputy Chairman, and an aide to Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 71, his family has announced.

Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted his thoughts were with his family, adding he was a "dedicated supporter of Margaret Thatcher and the Tory party".

As well as a politician, the peer was an art collector, property developer, author and fundraiser.

He was also part of the McAlpine construction dynasty.

Former Conservative Party chairman, Lord Tebbit, told BBC News: "He was just a joy to be with because he always had something interesting to say. A man of enormously rich experiences of business, a very cultured man, he was very much interested in the arts, things of that kind, and also much travelled."

He spent much of his life in public service and in an era when many people talked of the value of sincerity and integrity he was one of those who practiced it.

Rest In Peace.

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