Lord Martin of Springburn, former speaker of the House of Commons, has died.

The 72-year-old passed away on Sunday morning after a short illness, his family said.

Lord Marin served as speaker from 2000 to 2009 and was the first to be forced to resign in 300 years.

He said: "He passed away early this morning after a period of short illness. He passed away peacefully with his family.

"We would be grateful for our privacy to be respected at this difficult time."

Michael Martin took the name Lord Martin of Springburn after the Glasgow constituency he represented from 1979 to 2005.

In October 2009 the former Labour MP joined his predecessor as speaker, Baroness Boothroyd, on the crossbenches.

Although by tradition speakers are elevated to the Lords, the decision to grant Lord Martin's peerage proved controversial.

When he was speaker, he was criticised for leading efforts to block the publication of MPs' expenses and for his actions after the scandal emerged.