Norman Tebbit, the former Tory minister who served in Margaret Thatcher's government, has died at the age of 94.

The Conservative grandee, who is survived by two sons and a daughter, was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies and played a key role in Tory Party politics. He suffered grave injuries in the IRA’s 1984 Brighton bombing, and it took four hours for fire crews to extricate him and his wife, Margaret, from the wreckage.

Lord Norman Tebbit, a former cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher's government has died at the age of 94. His son, William, published a statement on Tuesday announcing the death of his father, stating that he "died peacefully.