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Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
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- Maia Davies Getty Images Lord Hattersley pictured at the 1985 Labour Party Conference Roy Hattersley, who served as deputy leader of the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock, has died at the age of 93.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Lord Hattersley as "a giant of the Labour movement".
- The Sheffield-born politician entered parliament in 1964 as the MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook, a post he held for more than three decades.
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Maia Davies Getty Images Lord Hattersley pictured at the 1985 Labour Party Conference Roy Hattersley, who served as deputy leader of the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock, has died at the age of 93.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Lord Hattersley as "a giant of the Labour movement".
The Sheffield-born politician entered parliament in 1964 as the MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook, a post he held for more than three decades.
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