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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Hill

Lobbyist turned psychotherapist Derek Draper dies aged 56

Derek Draper.
‘Brilliant, creative and multitalented’: Derek Draper was a prominent figure in New Labour in the 1990s. Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock

Tributes have poured in for Derek Draper, the political lobbyist turned psychotherapist and husband of the TV presenter Kate Garraway, who has died at the age of 56.

Draper had been seriously ill with long Covid since contracting the disease in 2020. Garraway announced his death on Friday, writing on Instagram: “I’m sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away”.

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