Labour Party (UK)

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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.

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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
surface form: 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

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Stretford and Urmston safeSeatFor Labour Party (UK)
The Deal mainSubject Labour Party (UK)
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Halton constituency hasRepresentativePartyTraditionally Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Halton (UK Parliament constituency)
Hemsworth representedByParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
The Long and Winding Road subject Labour Party (UK)
Communication Workers Union affiliation Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Roland Rudd memberOf Labour Party (UK)
Vince Cable previousPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
2021 London mayoral election winningParty Labour Party (UK)
Robert Finlayson Cook memberOf Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Cripps family politicalTradition Labour Party (UK)
Labour government ledByParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Labour government (Harold Wilson, 1964–1970)
Baroness Bakewell memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
UK Parliament 1964–1966 majorityParty Labour Party (UK)
UK Parliament 1979–1983 oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
Ealing Southall safeSeatFor Labour Party (UK)
Ealing Southall party Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Virendra Sharma
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J. H. Thomas memberOf Labour Party (UK)
Lord Addison memberOf Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
UK Parliament 1966–1970 rulingParty Labour Party (UK)
UK Parliament 1983–1987 oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
Woodrow Wyatt memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
UK Parliament 1992–1997 oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
Gower partyOfCurrentMP Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Stoke-on-Trent North previouslyRepresentedByParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Denton and Reddish MPParty Labour Party (UK)
Denton and Reddish predecessorMPParty Labour Party (UK)
Denton and Reddish hasElectedParty Labour Party (UK)