Tributes to Tory ‘giant’ Nigel Lawson after his reported death

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Tributes have been paid to Conservative former chancellor Nigel Lawson after his reported death at the age of 91.

Boris Johnson described him as a “giant” of Tory politics while Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called Lord Lawson a “true statesman”, after the Telegraph reported his death.