Labour Party (UK)

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British political party centre-left political party political party

The Labour Party (UK) is a major centre-left political party and one of the two dominant parties in the United Kingdom, traditionally associated with the labour movement, social democracy, and progressive reform.

Aliases (11)

Labour Party ×32
UK Labour Party ×3
British Labour Party ×2
Labour Party in the House of Lords ×2
Labour Party (MacDonald faction) ×1
Labour Party (UK) after 1931 split ×1
Labour Party (United Kingdom) (former full member, now associate/observer after Brexit) ×1
Labour Party (when Conservatives in government) ×1
Labour Party politicians ×1
Labour left ×1
labour party ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British political party → centre-left political party → political party →
associatedWith	labour movement →
colours	red →
country	United Kingdom →
dominantIn	United Kingdom politics →
electoralBase	trade union members → working class voters →
europeanAffiliation	Party of European Socialists →
europeanParliamentGroup	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats →
firstEnteredGovernment	1924 →
firstMajorityGovernment	1945 →
founded	1900 →
foundedAs	Labour Representation Committee →
hasWing	Parliamentary Labour Party →
headquarters	Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London →
historicallyInGovernment	United Kingdom →
ideology	democratic socialism → progressivism → social democracy →
internationalAffiliation	Progressive Alliance → Socialist International →
membershipType	affiliated trade unions → individual members →
notableLeader	Ed Miliband → Hugh Gaitskell → Jeremy Corbyn → Keir Starmer → Michael Foot → Neil Kinnock →
notablePrimeMinister	Clement Attlee → Gordon Brown → Harold Wilson → James Callaghan → Ramsay MacDonald → Tony Blair →
oneOf	two major UK political parties →
originatesFrom	socialist societies → trade union movement →
politicalPosition	centre-left →
predecessor	Labour Representation Committee →
rival	Conservative Party (UK) →
supports	National Health Service → progressive taxation → public services → welfare state → workers’ rights →
symbol	red rose →
womenOrganisation	Labour Women’s Network →
youthWing	Young Labour →

Referenced by (136)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A. V. Alexander → Alan Johnson ("Labour Party") → Andy Burnham → Aneurin Bevan → David Blunkett → Ed Miliband ("Labour Party") → Ernest Bevin → Gordon Brown → Hugh Dalton → James Callaghan ("Labour Party") → James Henry Thomas → Jeremy Corbyn ("Labour Party") → John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan → Lord Irvine of Lairg ("Labour Party") → Lord Mandelson ("Labour Party") → Lord McFall of Alcluith → Margaret Jay → Neil Kinnock → Oswald Mosley → Robin Cook ("Labour Party") → Shirley Williams → Sir Robin Wales → Stafford Cripps → The Lord Sainsbury of Turville ("Labour Party") → Tristram Hunt →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Andrew Murray Burnham ("Labour Party") → Andy Burnham ("Labour Party") → Clement Attlee ("Labour Party") → Harold Wilson ("Labour Party") → Hugh Gaitskell → James Callaghan ("Labour Party") → Keir Starmer ("Labour Party") → Michael Foot ("Labour Party") → Parliamentary Labour Party → Ramsay MacDonald →	politicalParty
Gordon Brown → Hugh Dalton → Keir Starmer ("Labour Party") → Lord Irvine of Lairg ("Labour Party in the House of Lords") → Lord Mandelson ("Labour Party in the House of Lords") → Michael Foot ("Labour Party") → Ramsay MacDonald → Stafford Cripps →	parliamentaryGroup
Albert Victor Alexander → Herbert Morrison → Hugh Gaitskell → Ken Livingstone ("Labour Party") → R. H. Tawney →	memberOf
Leonard Woolf ("Labour Party") → Miners' Federation of Great Britain → Tristram Hunt → Young Labour →	affiliation
Eddie Izzard → Ken Follett → Richard Rogers → Victoria Starmer →	politicalAffiliation
National Insurance Act 1946 → Victoria Starmer → Violet Attlee →	associatedWith
National Labour Organisation → Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 → poll tax (Community Charge) ("Labour Party") →	opposedBy
Jeremy Corbyn ("Labour left") → Labour Women’s Network → Richard Attenborough →	politicalAlignment
37th United Kingdom Parliament → Chamberlain government →	oppositionParty
Labour Women’s Network → Parliamentary Labour Party →	partOf
Gas Act 1948 → Iron and Steel Act 1949 →	politicalPartyInGovernment
Britain Stronger in Europe ("Labour Party politicians") → People's Budget of 1909 ("Labour Party") →	supportedBy
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) → His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition ("Labour Party (when Conservatives in government)") →	typicalParty
1945 United Kingdom general election → October 1974 United Kingdom general election →	winningParty
Nicholas Kaldor ("British Labour Party") →	advisorTo
October 1974 United Kingdom general election →	afterParty
New Labour project →	appliesTo
Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London →	associatedOrganization
Labour Co-operative ("Labour Party") →	associatedPoliticalParty
October 1974 United Kingdom general election →	beforeParty
Churchill government ("Labour Party") →	coalitionPartner
Leader of the Opposition (UK) →	currentHolderPoliticalParty
Official Opposition (United Kingdom) →	currentLeaderParty
Labour Co-operative ("Labour Party") →	electoralAllianceOf
National Government coalition ("Labour Party (UK) after 1931 split") →	excludedParty
Labour Representation Committee ("Labour Party") →	followedBy
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath →	Gordon BrownParty
Baron Callaghan of Cardiff ("Labour Party") →	grantedToPoliticalPartyMember
Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) →	hasFormerMPParty
Progressive Alliance ("UK Labour Party") →	hasMember
Party of European Socialists ("Labour Party (United Kingdom) (former full member, now associate/observer after Brexit)") →	hasMemberParty
Party of European Socialists ("labour party") →	hasMemberPartyType
Holborn and St Pancras →	hasMPFromParty
Socialist International ("UK Labour Party") →	hasNotableMember
Labour Co-operative ("Labour Party") →	hasOrganisationalLinkWith
Second International ("British Labour Party") →	hasPart
Official Opposition (United Kingdom) →	historicalDominantParties
Andrew Murray Burnham ("Labour Party") →	ideology
United Kingdom general election, 1970 →	leadingPartyBeforeElection
Attlee government ("Labour Party") →	legislativeMajority
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath →	Lesley LairdParty
1945 United Kingdom general election →	mainLeader1Party
United Kingdom general election, 1970 →	mainOpponentParty
February 1974 United Kingdom general election →	mainOppositionParty
2005 United Kingdom general election →	mainWinningParty
Conservative Party (UK) →	majorRival
Islington South and Finsbury →	MPParty
Keir ("UK Labour Party") →	notableAssociation
SDP–Liberal Alliance →	opposedParty
2010 Labour Party leadership election →	organisedBy
Young Labour →	parentOrganisation
Parliamentary Labour Party →	parentOrganization
Tony Blair →	party
February 1974 United Kingdom general election →	party2
National Health Service Act 1948 ("Labour Party") →	partySupport
Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London →	politicallyAssociatedWith
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 →	politicalPartyBehindMeasure
Baron Mandelson of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of Hartlepool in the County of Durham →	politicalPartyOfHolder
House of Lords Act 1999 →	politicalPartyPromoting
Transport Act 1947 →	politicalPartySupport
National Labour Organisation ("Labour Party (MacDonald faction)") →	precededBy
1945 United Kingdom general election →	primeMinisterAfterParty
United Kingdom general election, 1979 ("Labour Party") →	primeMinisterBeforeParty
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 →	repealedUnderParty
36th United Kingdom Parliament →	rulingParty
Holborn and St Pancras →	safeSeatFor
United Kingdom general election, 1979 ("Labour Party") →	secondParty
National Labour Organisation →	separatedFrom
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) →	splitFrom
Liberal Party (UK) →	succeededBy
Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London →	tenant
Daily Mirror →	typicalPoliticalSupport
1945 United Kingdom general election →	wonBy