Tributes have been paid to Sandwell Council leader Darren Cooper, who died on Saturday aged 52.
Councillor Darren Cooper, who was 52, had represented the Soho and Victoria ward in Smethwick since May 1991 and became Leader of Sandwell Council in December 2009.
The Sandwell Council Leader, Darren Cooper, has been described as 'one of the most important labour leaders in Britain' by Jeremy Corbyn.
The Labour Party leader joined other politicians who have paid tribute to the 52-year-old, after he died suddenly on Saturday night.
Mr Cooper had been a councillor for Soho and Victoria in Smethwick since 1991, and became council leader in 2009. Hannah Gamlin reports.
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