Former Conservative MP Sir Irvine Patnick has died at the age of 83.
He was MP for Sheffield Hallam for 10 years, from 1987 to 1997, in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's governments.
Sir Irvine was criticised in the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report on the Hillsborough disaster.
September's report confirmed him as one of the sources for a notorious Sun newspaper story that smeared Liverpool fans after the disaster.
In October, Labour MP Steve Rotherham called for Sir Irvine to be stripped of his knighthood
The Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson echoed the call, arguing that Sir Irvine had "brought the Honours system into disrepute" and helped to bring "overwhelming misery" to the people of Liverpool.
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His former constituency of Sheffield Hallam is now held by the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.
In a statement issued following his death, his family said: "Sir Irvine Patnick OBE, died peacefully on 30 December 2012, aged 83, in Sheffield.
"He was a much loved husband of Lynda and father of Suzanne and Matthew.
"He'll be sadly missed by his brothers and by all all his family and friends."
