Former city MP was ‘a true gentleman’

TRIBUTES have been paid to former Plymouth Conservative MP Oliver Colvile, after Parliament was told he died on Monday evening, at the age of 66.

- By MOLLY SEAMAN

Former Plymouth MP Oliver Colvile, who died on Monday

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Speaking in the Commons, Shadow Health Secretary, Stuart Andrew, said: "I wanted to pay tribute to our former colleague Oliver Colvile, who sadly passed away last night.

"He served for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport between 2010 and 2017.

"He was named by Conservative Home as one of the minority of Conservative MPs not to have voted against the government, something as a previous whip I thought was exceptional.