The shadow minister and MP for Birmingham Erdington passed away on Friday, his family confirms.
Veteran Labour politician Jack Dromey has died aged 73, his family has confirmed.
The shadow minister, who had held the seat of Birmingham Erdington since 2010, is understood to have passed away in his constituency on Friday morning.
He is survived by his wife, fellow Labour MP Harriet Harman, and his three children.
His family said he was a “much loved husband, father and grandfather” who would be “greatly missed”.
And his son Joe also paid tribute on Twitter, confirming Mr Dromey had died suddenly, adding: “We loved him so, so much. Rest in peace big man.”
Born in London in 1948, Mr Dromey made his name in politics through the union movement, holding various roles in the Transport and General Workers’ Union, which later became Unite.
He married Ms Harman in 1982, fathering two sons and a daughter, and held senior roles in the Labour Party before winning his seat almost 12 years ago.
In Parliament, he held a range of shadow ministerial posts, including housing, home affairs business briefs.
But most recently he served on Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench as shadow immigration minister.