Final stalwart of Winston Churchill’s post-war government dies aged 99

Former prime ministers are among those paying tribute to statesman and war hero Lord Carrington of Upton, who has died at the age of 99.

The last surviving member of Sir Winston Churchill’s post-war government, Peter Carrington famously resigned as Margaret Thatcher’s foreign secretary in 1982 after taking responsibility for the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands.

He had previously chaired the Lancaster House talks in 1979, which led to the establishment of the state of Zimbabwe, and later served as sec-

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retary-general of Nato from 1984-88.

The Eton-educated hereditary peer was a tank commander in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, winning the Military Cross in the North-western Europe campaign.

He took up his seat in the House of Lords in 1946 and went on to become the oldest and longest-serving member of Parliament’s second chamber.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s effective deputy, David Lidington, paid tribute to “a career given to public service”.

Former PM David Cameron said: “Peter Carrington was a lovely man and a great public servant. It was a huge honour having him to Chequers and listening to his stories of working with every Conservative leader from Winston Churchill onwards.”