He was a red in every sense. A Labour MP, his first constituency was Stretford, and his first sporting love, Manchester United.
Sir Tony Lloyd, who has died aged 73, was quietly spoken, always sharply dressed and had a long political career. He was the first - albeit interim - Greater Manchester mayor in 2015, a post he held for two years.
The roots of his political passion lay in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. For a while, he seemed to have the knack of landing jobs with clout and power.
In 2012 he was elected the £100,000-a-year inaugural Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner, overseeing one of the largest forces in the country. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. The post raised his profile hugely and was perhaps the pinnacle of his ambitions.
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