He lost, and became a loyal deputy to Mr Ashdown and later Charles Kennedy.

Any of you loyal deputy Avengers out there have a U-Haul story that can top this one?

For the last seven years, Mr. Gore has been the President's loyal deputy, entrusted with an unusual amount of authority and visibility.

Fadden was well regarded within conservative circles and proved to be a loyal deputy to Menzies in the difficult circumstances of 1941.

Willie (later Lord) Whitelaw was a loyal deputy.

The referendum coincided with elections for Parliament, which is dominated by deputies loyal to Mr. Lukashenko.

Privately, Ethan rather enjoyed the consternation his utterly loyal deputy generated.

Chrétien continued to be Trudeau's loyal deputy until Trudeau's retirement in 1984.

Mr. Hussein put another loyal deputy, Izzat Ibrahim, in command of the strategic northern region.

Forde was a loyal deputy, and in 1941 when Labor returned to power he became Minister for the Army, a vital role in wartime.