Mordaunt pays emotional tribute to former MP Karen Lumley who has died aged 59

During the business statement today, leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt paid an emotional tribute to the former Conservative MP Karen Lumley who has died aged 59.

Ms Mordaunt said: “We in this place also lost a larger than life character. Our former colleague, Karen Lumley. … She was a force of nature and a force for good. We will miss her. Her amazing hairdos and the joy she brought us all”.