Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died at the age of 81, his family has announced. Lord Field of Birkenhead died in a London care home on Tuesday night following a “long battle with cancer”, and is survived by two brothers. He revealed he was terminally ill in October 2021 and had spent time in a hospice when a statement from him was read out in the House of Lords calling for laws on assisted dying to be relaxed. A statement from Lord Field’s family, issued by his Parliamentary office and posted on X, formerly Twitter, said: “Through a long battle with cancer, Frank Field remained resilient and engaged with life until the end. “He will be enormously missed by his family and wide circle of friends. Tributes from the veteran politician’s colleagues have poured in, with shadow health secretary Wes Streeting taking to X to say: “Rest in peace, Frank Field. A great parliamentarian, crusader for social justice and source of wise counsel." Meanwhile, former home secretary Dame Priti Patel said he had an “unwavering moral compass”. Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record IG: https://instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/ Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469 You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #politics #labourparty