‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
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 ImagesView image in fullscreenRoy Hattersley was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook. From 1974 to 1976, the MP served under Wilson again as minister of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs.
- ▪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 ImagesView image in fullscreenRoy Hattersley was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook.
- ▪From 1974 to 1976, the MP served under Wilson again as minister of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs.
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- ▪ Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93 — The Independent
- ▪ Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93 — BBC News — UK
- ▪ Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93 — Financial Times — World
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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 ImagesView image in fullscreenRoy 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 ImagesRoy 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 1997Nadeem Badshah and Jessica ElgotSun 14 Jun 2026 17.21 EDTLast modified on Sun 14 Jun 2026 18.05 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRoy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.Keir Starmer…
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