Eric Reginald Lubbock, Lord Avebury, died peacefully yesterday at his home in Camberwell, south London, at the age of 87. He was attended by his wife, Lindsay, and other family members.
He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orpington from 1962 to 1970, and served in the House of Lords, having inherited the title of Baron Avebury in 1971.
Tim Farron said, “He will be remembered as much for his unyielding commitment to fighting for Liberal causes as his sensational by-election victory. He campaigned to lower the voting age, founded the parliamentary human rights group and fought for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, taking up the cases of hundreds of individuals fleeing persecution. He was a committed internationalist, regularly promoting human rights around the world. The Liberal Democrats have lost a great campaigner, a great friend and a true champion of the Liberal cause.