Roy Hattersley never held high Cabinet rank, nor did he come close to leading Labour, the party he served in Parliament for more than 50 years. He had neither charisma nor oratorical brilliance.

Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997

Keir Starmer led the tributes to party’s former deputy leader

Sir Keir Starmer has led tributes, describing Roy Hattersley as a “giant of the Labour movement”

Roy Hattersley never held high Cabinet rank, nor did he come close to leading Labour, the party he served in Parliament for more than 50 years. He had neither charisma nor…