Tributes have been paid to former Liberal Democrat leader Baron “Ming” Campbell of Pittenweem, as one of his successors said he was the only Liberal who looked like he could run the country.

Lord Campbell, who was best known by his nickname as a pronounced shortening of Menzies, died in late September aged 84.

Before serving as party leader, he had been a world-class sprinter, representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, and later a barrister of similar esteem in his native Scotland.

He was better known in his later years, however, as MP for North East Fife, which he represented for more than 27 years, and leading the Lib Dems for nearly 18 months after the resignation of Charles Kennedy in 2006.

MPs spoke warmly of Lord Campbell after Parliament reconvened after t

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