Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93 (opens original article in a new tab)

Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, has died at the age of 93. He was a long-serving MP and cabinet minister who later became a life peer.

• Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, died at 93.
• He served as MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 to 1997.
• He was made a life peer as Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook after leaving the Commons.