Derek Draper foi uma figura proeminente no Novo Trabalhismo na década de 1990. Derek Draper was a prominent figure in New Labour in the 1990s.

Derek Draper, ex-conselheiro político e lobista durante os governos do Novo Trabalhismo de Tony Blair e Gordon Brown, faleceu após sofrer sintomas duradouros do coronavírus. Derek Draper, a former political advisor and lobbyist during the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, has passed away after suffering long-lasting symptoms from coronavirus. Draper, que era casado com a apresentadora de TV Kate Garraway, estava gravemente doente desde março de 2020 e precisava de cuidados 24 horas por dia. Draper, who was married to TV presenter Kate Garraway, had been seriously ill since March 2020 and needed round-the-clock care. Ele foi uma figura proeminente no Novo Trabalhismo na década de 1990, trabalhando para o blairista Peter Mandelson e criando a organização Progress. He was a prominent figure in New Labour in the 1990s, working for Blairite Peter Mandelson and setting up the Progress organization.