Roy Hattersley in United Kingdom

Roy Hattersley in the History

Roy Hattersley came second in the 1983 leadership election despite having the majority of the cabinet behind him, as the PLP and unions favoured Kinnock. Many saw the partnership of Kinnock and Hattersley as a dream pairing due to their aptitude as politicians and because Kinnock leaned left while Hattersley leaned right. He is in many ways as responsible as Kinnock for the modernization of the party and dragging Labour out of the mining strikes and into a more positive future.