‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
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- Roy Hattersley was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleRoy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.
- Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the labour movement”.
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Roy Hattersley was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook. Photograph: Cambridge Jones/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Roy Hattersley was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook. Photograph: Cambridge Jones/Getty Images Roy Hattersley‘A giant of the labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleRoy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.
Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the labour movement”.