Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd has announced that he has made the decision to leave hospital after his cancer developed into an 'aggressive and untreatable leukaemia'.
The member of parliament, who is also a former Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, has asked for privacy as he spends ' the time I have left with my family'.
In a statement, he said his office will remain open to support his constituents. It comes after Mr Lloyd said he was undergoing a course of chemotherapy for blood cancer earlier in the year.
Today (January 11) Mr Lloyd, formerly an MP for Stretford, said he had been receiving treatment 'for some time'. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...