Keir Starmer leads tributes to Lord Sawyer, who died aged 82

Former general secretary was one of the main party figures during the New Labour era

Keir Starmer has led tributes after the death of former Labour party general secretary Tom Sawyer.

He said the former trade unionist’s “place in our party’s history is assured” as one of the leading figures in the build-up to the 1997 general election success.