'We are bereft': Political media expert, National MP's father, dies

'We are bereft': Political media expert, National MP's father, dies

Political expert John Bishop has died after suffering a brain aneurysm.

Political veteran and father of National Party Minister Chris Bishop, John Bishop, has died.

The columnist died after being rushed to ICU with a brain aneurysm, a post to Facebook written by the family said. He died on Friday.

“John suffered an unsurvivable bleed from a ruptured aneurysm in the brain on Wednesday evening and was rushed to ICU, deeply unconscious.”

The post said he died “peacefully” with his family by his side.