Hundreds of mourners have gathered at the funeral of veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd who was praised for his devotion to "championing the marginalised, the silent and the forgotten".Family, friends and colleagues from Parliament packed out St Hugh of Lincoln RC Church in his home town of Stretford to pay respects to the highly respected and popular politician who represented three constituencies in Greater Manchester across five decades.

Hundreds of mourners have gathered at the funeral of veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd who was praised for his devotion to "championing the marginalised, the silent and the forgotten".Family, friends and colleagues from Parliament packed out St Hugh of Lincoln RC Church in his home town of Stretford to pay respects to the highly respected and popular politician who represented three constituencies in Greater Manchester across five decades.