Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies at 93
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Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93, according to a single-source report from The Guardian. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the labour movement” and offered condolences to his wife, Maggie, and his family. Hattersley served as a councillor at 23, an MP at 31, and a minister by 33, holding posts in the cabinets of Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan. He was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement in 1997 and was appointed deputy Labour leader under Neil Kinnock. Hattersley was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook. He also wrote numerous books and columns, and was a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics and Nuffield College, Oxford.
What’s reported
Roy Hattersley died at age 93.
Keir Starmer called him a “giant of the labour movement.”
Hattersley was a councillor at 23, an MP at 31, and a minister by 33.
He served in Harold Wilson’s government and Jim Callaghan’s cabinet.
He was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 to 1997.
He was deputy Labour leader under Neil Kinnock and made a life peer in 1993.
He wrote more than 20 books and contributed to numerous national newspapers.
He was a visiting fellow of Harvard’s Institute of Politics and Nuffield College, Oxford.
He was born in Sheffield in 1932 and supported Sheffield Wednesday football club.
Key figures
Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader and author
Keir Starmer, prime minister
Neil Kinnock, former Labour leader
Lucy Powell, Labour deputy leader
Alastair Campbell, former Labour strategist
Norman Pearlstine, Hattersley’s brother-in-law
Maggie Pearlstine, Hattersley’s wife
Enid Hattersley, his mother
Sources: The Guardian
