Definition of labour party Labour party
La•bour Par•ty
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| labour party - a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people | ||
| labor party | ||
| political party, party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" | ||
| australian labor party the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891; the party is moderately liberal | ||
| labour party - a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries | ||
| British Labour Party, Labour Party, Labour, Labor | ||
| labor party, labour party a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people | ||
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The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. It is currently the party of government in the United Kingdom and the Welsh Assembly. It was in power in the Scottish Parliament (in coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats) until 2007, and is the second largest grouping on the London Assembly, although the Mayor of London until May 2008 was a Labour party member. It is also the 2nd largest party in Local Government and the 2nd largest UK party in the European Parliament.
History.
The party was officially formed in 1906, just after the general election, as a successor of the Labour Representative Committee formed in 1900. In 1918, the party made a new constitution with the commitment to socialism, or the socialization of the industry. This could be found in Clause 4.
The Labour Party won the general election in 1945 for the first time. From 1951 Labour was in opposition for thirteen years, during which there were serious fights between the left and right wings of the party. The leader of the left wing was Aneurin Bevan. His supporters were called the Bevanites. They wanted a less confrontational policy in foreign affairs and more socialist actions. The leaders of the right wing were Clement Attlee and Hugh Gaitskell. They believed that Western capitalism had changed a lot and that socialism and public ownership was not so important. Gaitskell tried to remove Clause 4 from the party co
