Former leader of Norwich Council Baroness Hollis dies

Baroness Patricia Hollis in 2009 Credit: PA images

Former Labour minister and leader of Norwich City Council Baroness Patricia Hollis of Heigham has died.

Lady Hollis served as a work and pensions minister between 2001 to 2005 and led Norwich City Council in the 80s

Her family said she died peacefully at home after a long illness.

Her partner, Labour peer Lord Howarth of Newport, said: "She was a great champion of Norwich, the city she led and loved."

Lord Fowler led tributes in the House of Lords: