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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Richard Rogers politicalAffiliation Labour Party (UK)
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition typicalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party (when Conservatives in government)
Britain Stronger in Europe supportedBy Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party politicians
A. V. Alexander memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Keir notableAssociation Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: UK Labour Party
Holborn and St Pancras hasMPFromParty Labour Party (UK)
Holborn and St Pancras safeSeatFor Labour Party (UK)
National Insurance Act 1946 associatedWith Labour Party (UK)
Transport Act 1947 politicalPartySupport Labour Party (UK)
Gas Act 1948 politicalPartyInGovernment Labour Party (UK)
Second International hasPart Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: British Labour Party
James Henry Thomas memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Victoria Starmer politicalAffiliation Labour Party (UK)
Victoria Starmer associatedWith Labour Party (UK)
Jeremy Corbyn memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn politicalAlignment Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour left
Nicholas Kaldor advisorTo Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: British Labour Party
Hugh Dalton memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Hugh Dalton parliamentaryGroup Labour Party (UK)
R. H. Tawney memberOf Labour Party (UK)
Labour Representation Committee followedBy Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Labour Women’s Network partOf Labour Party (UK)
Labour Women’s Network politicalAlignment Labour Party (UK)
Parliamentary Labour Party partOf Labour Party (UK)
Parliamentary Labour Party politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
Gordon Brown memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Gordon Brown parliamentaryGroup Labour Party (UK)
Neil Kinnock memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Young Labour parentOrganisation Labour Party (UK)
Young Labour affiliation Labour Party (UK)
Ed Miliband memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Ken Livingstone memberOf Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Social Democratic Party splitFrom Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981)
Michael Foot politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Michael Foot parliamentaryGroup Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Labour Co-operative associatedPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Labour Co-operative electoralAllianceOf Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Labour Co-operative hasOrganisationalLinkWith Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Margaret Jay memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Baron Callaghan of Cardiff grantedToPoliticalPartyMember Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Baron Callaghan of Cardiff politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: James Callaghan
this entity surface form: Labour Party