Following Sir Gerald Kaufman's sad passing here are a selection of tributes. You can see our coverage a few weeks ago of Gorton here.

Longsight Neighbourhood Policing Team express their sympathy on the passing of Sir Gerald Kaufman MP who served Ardwick & Gorton since 1970.

— GMP Longsight (@GMPLongsight) February 27, 2017

Very saddened to hear of the death of my friend Sir Gerald Kaufman MP. He was a true champion of the people of Manchester and... (1/2)

— Afzal Khan MEP (@akhanmep) February 26, 2017

RIP Sir Gerald Kaufman. A towering figure in the Labour movement for over half a century. And a peerless Labour constituency MP. #Labour

— hacking4chorlton (@hacking4chorltz) February 27, 2017

Sad to hear of death of my parliamentary colleague and Father of the House Sir Gerald Kaufman - first elected in 1970. Thoughts with family.

— Stephen Doughty (@SDoughtyMP) February 27, 2017

Sir Gerald Kaufman has died. Supported me as MP candidate, most welcoming MP to me when I arrived, shared common support for #Palestine 😔 😢

— Simon Danczuk (@SimonDanczuk) February 27, 2017

Extremely sad to learn of the passing away of our Labour colleague, the Father of the House, Sir Gerald Kaufman... https://t.co/EurOIRPTCb

— Naz Shah MP (@NazShahBfd) February 27, 2017

RIP Gerald Kaufman. With his passing the Labour Party has lost a huge figure

— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) February 27, 2017

I am just so sad to hear that Gerald Kaufman has died. Will never forget going through the lobby with him to vote against Welfare bill. RIP

— Liz McInnes (@LizMcInnesMP) February 27, 2017

Sad to hear of the death of Gerald Kaufman MP. He was my MP at university in Manchester & very kind when I was elected in 2015

— Jo Stevens MP (@JoStevensLabour) February 26, 2017

Sad news. For decades, Gerald was an outstanding servant of the Labour movement. His principles, values & friendship will be sorely missed. https://t.co/XI6B35weKe

— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) February 26, 2017

Sir Gerald represented the city he loved for 47 years with distinction, commitment & elegance. He was a warm, funny & honest friend. #rip https://t.co/aW7oN5PUyd

— Lucy Powell MP (@LucyMPowell) February 26, 2017

Gerad Kaufman was one of the giants of the Labour politics, particularly throughout 1980s in helping to save the Party from extinction. RIP.

— Matt Strong (@mattstrong) February 26, 2017

Manchester has lost a great friend and the people of Gorton a great servant with the sad passing of Sir Gerald Kaufman

— Sir Richard Leese (@SirRichardLeese) February 27, 2017

An amazing MP who helped thousands of Gorton residents over a 46 year period. A true legend of @UKLabour. He will be so missed. RIP Gerald pic.twitter.com/5NXfA7rjbH

— Rabnawaz Akbar (@RabnawazA) February 27, 2017

Condolences to the family and friends of Sir Gerald Kaufman MP he represented Manchester Gorton with such tenacity and dedication. R.I.P.

— Angela Rayner MP (@AngelaRayner) February 27, 2017

RIP Gerald,a great MP for our constituency, a Labour Party giant & a friend to many of us Gerald Kaufman dies at 86 https://t.co/zt9A0RAK0o

— Mike Amesbury (@MikeAmesbury) February 27, 2017