Shirley Williams...Baroness Williams of Crosby Dies Aged 90

Veteran politician and Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Shirley Williams died at the age of 90, the party announced on Monday.

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Williams was hailed as a "Liberal lion and a true trailblazer" by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey.

Sir Ed said that she had been an "inspiration to millions," stressing that the news of her death was "heartbreaking for me and for our whole Liberal Democrat family."

"Political life will be poorer without her intellect, her wisdom and her generosity," he added. "Shirley had a limitless empathy only too rare in politics today; she connected with people, cared about their lives and saw politics as a crucial tool to change lives for the better."

Moreover, Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to Williams on Twitter, asserting that she was "a kind and thoughtful member of the once radical centre left."

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She was a leading member of the 1970s Labour government and one of the first women cabinet ministers.

Her career in politics spanned more than 50 years, as she first entered Parliament as the Labour MP for Hitchin in 1964.

In 2016, she retired from political life after leading the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords.