Former Labour Party deputy 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 for Birmingham Sparkbrook, 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
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