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| Former MP Sir Irvine Patnick dies | Former MP Sir Irvine Patnick dies |
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| The former Conservative MP Sir Irvine Patnick has died at the age of 83, his family has said in a statement. | |
| He represented Sheffield Hallam between 1987 and 1997, the constituency now held by the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. | He represented Sheffield Hallam between 1987 and 1997, the constituency now held by the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. |
| Sir Irvine was the only Conservative MP in South Yorkshire, and was also a Conservative government whip. | Sir Irvine was the only Conservative MP in South Yorkshire, and was also a Conservative government whip. |
| He was criticised in the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report on the Hillsborough disaster. | He was criticised in the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report on the Hillsborough disaster. |
| A statement issued by his family said: "Sir Irvine Patnick OBE, died peacefully on 30 December 2012, aged 83, in Sheffield. | |
| "He was a much loved husband of Lyndsay and father of Suzanne and Matthew. | |
| "He'll be sadly missed by his brothers and by all all his family and friends." | |
| Ninety-six Liverpool fans died after the crush at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium during the 1989 FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest. | Ninety-six Liverpool fans died after the crush at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium during the 1989 FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest. |
| September's report confirmed him as the Sun newspaper's source for a story which smeared Liverpool fans after the disaster. | September's report confirmed him as the Sun newspaper's source for a story which smeared Liverpool fans after the disaster. |
| It found that the sources for the story which had the headline "The Truth" was a news agency reporting conversations with South Yorkshire Police and Sir Irvine. | It found that the sources for the story which had the headline "The Truth" was a news agency reporting conversations with South Yorkshire Police and Sir Irvine. |
| Sir Irvine subsequently apologised for his comments, saying he was "deeply and sincerely sorry" and insisted he had been given "wholly inaccurate" information by police officers. | |
| He was vice-president of Sheffield's Kingfield Synagogue, life president of Sheffield Jewish Representative Council, and a former national vice-chairman of the Maccabi sports and youth organisation. |