Tributes have been paid to Mr Brooke, who later became Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, by former prime minister Sir John Major and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris. Mr Brooke served as Northern Ireland secretary from 1989 to 1992. To his own – and everyone’s – surprise, Mr Brooke returned to the cabinet after Mr Mellor’s extra-parliamentary conduct forced him out of office. Mr Brooke remained a bitter opponent of those seeking to beam pornography on to Britain’s TV screens. Mr Brooke, known as P to friends and family, married Joan Margaret Smith in 1964.

Source: The Herald May 15, 2023 20:48 UTC