Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, has died at the age of 93. He served as a minister and was widely seen as someone who came close to becoming Labour leader but never did. Hattersley worked to maintain party unity during periods of internal conflict and never lost his belief in a more equal Britain. According to the Guardian, he was the MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called him a 'giant of the Labour movement' and said his thoughts are with Hattersley’s wife Maggie and his family.