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'Giant of the Labour movement' Roy Hattersley dies ‘Giant of the Labour movement’ Roy Hattersley dies By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments Former politician Roy Hattersley This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader, has died, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”. Known as Labour’s “nearly man,” he failed to gain the leadership of the party he loved and spent more than two decades of his 33 years as an MP on the opposition benches. Prime Minister Sir Keir wrote on X: “Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. “Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. “My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his family.” Mr Hattersley spent much of the party’s wilderness years of the 1980s battling to keep it together just as ideological infighting threatened to tear it apart. He was credited with helping to steer the party away from the policies which had …

Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93 Roy Hattersley dies aged 93: Keir Starmer leads tributes to former Labour deputy leader By Sophie Wingate Published 15th Jun 2026, 07:21 BST Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute, saying “Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement” Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader, has died aged 93, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”. Known as Labour’s “nearly man,” he failed to gain the leadership of the party he loved and spent more than two decades of his 33 years as an MP on the opposition benches. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Prime Minister Sir Keir wrote on X: “Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. “Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. “My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his family.” Former MP Roy Hattersley in the stands during the West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday Sky Bet Championship match in 2019 | Mike Egerton/PA Wire Lord Kinnock, who led the party from 1983 to 1992, said: “I am deeply saddened to hear that Roy has died and send my profound sympathy to Maggie…

Roy Hattersley, Frontline Warrior of British Politics, Dies at 93 Roy Hattersley in 1985. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Mr. Hattersley “a giant of the Labour movement.”

Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy, dies at the age of 93 | LBC Breaking Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy, dies at the age of 93 14 Jun 2026, 21:49 | Updated: 48m ago Share Facebook WhatsApp Email Link Copied Link CheckCircle Breaking News. Picture: Global By Georgia Bell Roy Hattersley, former deputy leader of the Labour party from 1983 to 1992, has died aged 93. Listen to this article Loading audio... The former Labour deputy was born in Sheffield in 1932, before entering Parliament as MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook in 1964. He held onto his seat for 33 years. The politician, journalist and author published over 20 books, including histories, biogrphies and memoirs. This is a breaking new story. More to follow....

Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93 - The Mirror Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93 Labour politician and former deputy leader Roy Hattersley spent 33 years as an MP and was made a life peer when he left the Commons News Sam Elliott-Gibbs Reporter and Joe Smith News Reporter 21:56, 14 Jun 2026 Updated 22:29, 14 Jun 2026 View Image British Labour politician, author and journalist Roy Hattersley has died (Image: Getty Images) Labour politician and former deputy leader Roy Hattersley has died aged 93. ‌ Born in Sheffield in 1932, the Labour politician, author and journalist first entered Parliament in 1964 as MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook overturning a Tory majority of 900 to record a 1,200 vote win. ‌ He went on to hold the seat for 33 years, fighting off competition for the seat through eight general elections. He served as minister of state for defence administration and minister of state at the Foreign Office under Harold Wilson. In James Callaghan’s government he took up a post in the Cabinet in 1976 as secretary of state for prices and consumer protection. ‌ After an unsuccessful bid to lead the party in 1983 he served as Neil Kinnock’s d…

Roy Hattersley dead at 93: Tributes to former deputy leader BySHANNON MCGUIGAN, NEWS REPORTER Published:17:33 EDT, 14 June 2026|Updated:22:27 EDT, 14 June 2026 305 Viewcomments FormerLabour Partydeputy leader Roy Hattersley has died at the age of 93. Born in 1932 to a working-class family in Sheffield, he went on to forge a formidable career in politics after studying economics at the University of Hull. In 1964, he was elected as the Labour MP forBirminghamSparkbrook, a constituency he would represent for more than 32 years. Lord Hattersley, who was a respected Daily Mail columnist, held several ministerial positions during Harold Wilson's time as prime minister, including employment minister and deputy defence minister during the 1960s. From 1974 to 1976, he was appointed by Mr Wilson as minister of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs. The following year he held the position of privy councillor. And between the years of 1976 and 1979, he served as secretary for prices and consumer protection in James Callaghan's cabinet. He became Labour's deputy leader in 1983 under Neil Kinnock, after the party's second devastating defeat to Margaret Thatcher. He held the role…

‘Giant of the Labour movement’ Roy Hattersley dies By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader, has died aged 93, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”. Known as Labour’s “nearly man,” he failed to gain the leadership of the party he loved and spent more than two decades of his 33 years as an MP on the opposition benches. Prime Minister Sir Keir wrote on X: “Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. “Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his family. — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 14, 2026 “My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his…

‘Giant of the Labour movement’ Roy Hattersley dies By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader, has died aged 93, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”. Known as Labour’s “nearly man,” he failed to gain the leadership of the party he loved and spent more than two decades of his 33 years as an MP on the opposition benches. Prime Minister Sir Keir wrote on X: “Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. “Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his family. — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 14, 2026 “My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his…

‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93 <p>Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997</p><p></p><p>Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died aged 93, his family has said.</p><p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the Labour movement”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/roy-hattersley-the-former-labour-deputy-leader-dies-aged-93">Continue reading...</a>

Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93 Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader, has died aged 93, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”. Known as Labour’s “nearly man”, he failed to gain the leadership of the party he loved and spent more than two decades of his 33 years as an MP on the opposition benches. Sir Keir wrote on X: “Roy Hattersley was a giant of the Labour movement. Through decades of service, including as deputy leader and a minister, he never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. “My thoughts are with his wife Maggie and his family.” Neil Kinnock, who led the party from 1983 to 1992, said: “I am deeply saddened to hear that Roy has died and send my profound sympathy to Maggie. “Roy was a socialist of deep conviction, a dedicated democrat who believed that liberty should be unqualified by anything but responsibility and never by background or fortune. He held that freedom had to be made real and secure by collective action and contribution, by accountability, and by equality. open image in gallery Hattersley watches his beloved Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion in 2019 ( PA ) “He was fluent and courageo…