Roy Hattersley: Labour politician who helped start the party's modernisation (opens original article in a new tab)

Roy Hattersley, a Labour politician, played a significant role in modernizing the party, opposing left-wing shifts, and influencing policies that led to Labour's 1997 victory, though he later criticized New Labour's direction.

• Roy Hattersley was a Labour politician who helped modernize the party before the term 'New Labour' was coined.
• He opposed Labour's shift to the left after 1979 and supported market economy and European Union policies.
• Hattersley was a key figure in shaping Labour's policies that led to the 1997 Blair landslide but later criticized Tony Blair's New Labour.