Derek Draper and TV presenter Kate Garraway married in 2005
Derek Draper, the author and former political adviser, has died aged 56, his wife Kate Garraway has said.
Draper had been living with extreme complications from Covid since contracting the disease in March 2020.
TV presenter Garraway confirmed his death in a statement posted on Instagram.
"I'm sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away," she wrote.
"As some of you may know he has been critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early December which, because of the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications.
"Derek was surrounded by his family in his final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed."