the adam boulton's , industry. the adam boulton's, the nick robinsons, the ones that want to see us closed down. let's show them how we feel about this channel and why it really, really matters now . really, really matters now. there are very, very few figures in politics, particularly modern politics, that can command respect from both sides of the house that have stood out for decade after decade as being people of genuine principle. frank field , i believe, was one frank field, i believe, was one of those people we heard this morning that he died. he'd been ill for a long time. morning that he died. he'd been ill for a long time . we heard ill for a long time. we heard that he died this morning at the age of 81. and gb news economics and business editor liam halligan was a very, very good friend of his. in a minute he'll come on and pay tribute to the life and career of frank field first elected to the house of commons in 1979. frank field's career in the house of commons spanned decades. and of course, he finis