Overview
- His family confirmed he died peacefully in respite care at the Kyn Hurlingham facility in London, with the announcement made by his grandson Gregor Grant-Suttie.
- He spent one of his final days watching the Liberal Democrat party conference, according to the family and party statements.
- Campbell represented North East Fife for nearly three decades, led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007, and entered the House of Lords in 2015.
- A leading voice on foreign affairs for 14 years, he was a prominent critic of the UK’s decision to join the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- Before politics he was an elite sprinter, competing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and holding the UK 100m record from 1967 to 1974, as tributes from Ed Davey and figures including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and John Swinney noted.