THE TRIBUTES at the funeral of town MP John MacDougall were led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
John MacDougall (60), who served Fife as a politician for over 30 years, was laid to rest on Monday following a service at Burntisland's Erskine Church.
Mr Brown arrived at the service with his wife Sarah.
Hundreds of mourners attended and among them were family, friends and a number of UK cabinet ministers including Defence Secretary Des Browne and International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.
The funeral was led by retired minister and family friend John Allan and a eulogy was given by another close friend of Mr MacDougall's Scott Brady, who worked in the MP's constituency office.
A lone piper played in the mourners who also included former Scottish first minister Jack McConnell, ex-Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell and former Labour first minister Henry McLeish.