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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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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Islington North representedByParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Islington North MPPartyAffiliationLongTerm Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
2017 United Kingdom general election notableOutcome Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party made significant gains in seats and vote share
Kim Howells (politician) memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Kim Howells
Kim Howells (politician) affiliation Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Kim Howells
Gisela Stuart memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Claudia Bracchitta spousePoliticalAffiliation Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party (Jeremy Corbyn)
Kaldor politicalAffiliation Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Nicholas Kaldor
International Socialist Congress of Copenhagen 1910 participant Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: British Labour Party
International Socialist Congress of Basel 1912 participant Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: British Labour Party
Scottish devolution referendum 1997 mainProponent Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara parliamentaryGroup Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
John Francis McFall memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
John Sankey memberOf Labour Party (UK)
Northern Ireland Labour Party inspiredBy Labour Party (UK)
George Thomas politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy
Scottish Labour Party partOf Labour Party (UK)
Scottish Labour Party foundedBy Labour Party (UK)
James Parker memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Will Crooks memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Tawney memberOf Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: R. H. Tawney
Cardiff South and Penarth MPParty Labour Party (UK)
Cardiff South and Penarth previousMPParty Labour Party (UK)
Independent Labour Party mergedInto Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Independent Labour Party affiliatedWith Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Independent Labour Party disaffiliatedFrom Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Glenys Kinnock memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Peter Goldsmith memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
Jim Callaghan memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Kinnock memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Neil Kinnock
Kinnock memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Glenys Kinnock
Kinnock memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Stephen Kinnock
Labour Students (historically) parentOrganisation Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Labour Students
this entity surface form: Labour Party
Labour Students (historically) affiliation Labour Party (UK)
subject surface form: Labour Students
this entity surface form: Labour Party
YL parentOrganization Labour Party (UK)
YL affiliation Labour Party (UK)
YL youthWingOf Labour Party (UK)
YL hasParentPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
UK Parliament 2015–2017 oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)