Former British MP Sir Gerald Kaufman dies ( FILE ) - A file photograph showing Jewish British Member of Parliament ( MP ) , Gerald Kaufman , as he visits the Palestinian Legislative Council ( PLC ) , the old district of the restive mainly Palestinian city of Hebron , in the Israeli occupied West Bank , on 01 November 2010 . Media reports on 27 February 2017 state that Sir Gerald Kaufman , Labour MP for Manchester Gorton , has died aged 86 . The family reported that he had been suffering from a long - term illness . EPA / ABED AL HASHLAMOUN *** Local Caption *** 02424666 대 박난 흥부 가 즐겨 찾 는 # 흥 ( 클릭 ! )