Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, leads tributes to the former long-serving MP and TV presenter

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has led tributes to the former Great Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell following his death at the age of 86.

Mitchell was a colourful figure who represented the north-east Lincolnshire port for 38 years, from 1977 to 2015, after a career in TV during the 1970s.

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