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The '''Labour Party''' is the ruling political party in the UK. Socialist in origin, it was successfully reinvented as a centre-left party by [[Tony Blair]] as "New Labour" during 1994 and 1995. | The '''Labour Party''' is the ruling political party in the UK. Socialist in origin, it was successfully reinvented as a centre-left party by [[Tony Blair]] as "New Labour" during 1994 and 1995. | ||
| − | See: [[British American Project]], [[Institute for Public Policy Research]] | + | See: [[British American Project]], [[Institute for Public Policy Research]], [[Labour Party conference]] |
==Leaders== | ==Leaders== | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 6 August 2004
The Labour Party is the ruling political party in the UK. Socialist in origin, it was successfully reinvented as a centre-left party by Tony Blair as "New Labour" during 1994 and 1995.
See: British American Project, Institute for Public Policy Research, Labour Party conference
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Leaders
- Harold Wilson 1963-1976, PM variously, resigned possibly due to MI5
- Jim Callaghan 1976-1980, PM until 1979
- Michael Foot 1980-1983, resigned
- Neil Kinnock 1983-1992, resigned
- John Smith 1992-1994, died
- Margaret Beckett, 1994 caretaker
- Tony Blair 1994-, PM since 1997
National Executive Council
- Tony Blair - leader
- John Prescott - deputy leader
- Jimmy Elsby - treasurer
Govt reps
EPLP
Young Labour
Unions
- John Holmes
- Michael Griffiths
- John Hannet
- Mike Cash
- Diana Hollands
- Danny Carrigan
- Maggie Jones
- Norma Stephenson
- Debbie Coulter
- Cath Speight
- Mary Turner (chair)
- Margaret Wall
Societies
Constituencies
Councillors
PLP
General Sec
Affiliated Organisations
- Black Socialist Society
- Co-operative Party
- Christian Socialist Movement
- Fabian Society
- Labour Campaign For Lesbian And Gay Rights
- Labour Disabled Members' Group
- Labour Housing Group
- Labour Irish Society
- Labour Students
- National Union Of Labour And Socialist Clubs
- Poale Zion
- Scientists For Labour
- Socialist Educational Association
- Socialist Environment and Resources Association (SERA)
- Socialist Health Association
- Society of Labour Lawyers
