Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93

Yorkshire politician and writer was key figure in modernising the party after its swing to the left under Michael Foot Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died aged 93, his family has said.Prime Minister Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the Labour movement”.