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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah and Jessica Elgot

‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93

Roy Hattersley in a dark suit and red patterned tie looks upward against a green background
Roy Hattersley, pictured in 2010, was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1997. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

Roy 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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