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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Harold Wilson politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Ramsay MacDonald politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
Ramsay MacDonald parliamentaryGroup Labour Party (UK)
Violet Attlee associatedWith Labour Party (UK)
Hugh Gaitskell politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
Hugh Gaitskell memberOf Labour Party (UK)
Shirley Williams memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
John Reid memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan
Marie-France van Heel memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Andy Burnham
People's Budget of 1909 supportedBy Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Andrew Murray Burnham politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Andrew Murray Burnham ideology Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Robin Cook memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Lord Irvine of Lairg memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Lord Irvine of Lairg parliamentaryGroup Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party in the House of Lords
Alan Johnson memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
United Kingdom general election, 1979 primeMinisterBeforeParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
United Kingdom general election, 1979 secondParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Ken Follett politicalAffiliation Labour Party (UK)
Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency MPParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Islington South and Finsbury
David Blunkett memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Tristram Hunt memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Tristram Hunt affiliation Labour Party (UK)
Sir Robin Wales memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Eddie Izzard politicalAffiliation Labour Party (UK)
New Labour project appliesTo Labour Party (UK)
New Labour associatedWith Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Shaun Woodward memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Shaun Woodward partySwitchTo Labour Party (UK)
Glenda Jackson politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
Baroness Hayman memberOf Labour Party (UK)
John Wilmot memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Frederick Lee memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)