Conservative MP and former minister James Brokenshire, who was diagnosed with lung cancer more than three years ago, has died aged 53.

The Old Bexley and Sidcup MP, a former Northern Ireland secretary, reported a recurrence of a tumour on his right lung earlier this year, reports BBC.

His family called him "a loving father to his three children, a devoted husband" and a "faithful friend".

Brokenshire had been in hospital since his condition worsened on Sunday.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that his colleague, a lifelong non-smoker, had been "heroic" in his "fight against cancer".