Labour party

American  

noun

1. a political party in Great Britain, formed in 1900 from various socialist and labor groups and taking its present name in 1906.

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Labour Party British  

noun

1. a British political party, formed in 1900 as an amalgam of various trade unions and socialist groups, generally supporting the interests of organized labour and advocating democratic socialism and social equality

2. any similar party in any of various other countries

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Example Sentences

MPs in the House of Commons, where Starmer's Labour party enjoys a huge majority, have already rejected the proposal once.

From Barron's

The main opposition, the center-left Labour Party, supports ensuring that military personnel have the resources to do their jobs effectively, but “does not support drifting toward an overtly aggressive war-fighting posture,” said Peeni Henare, who until recently was a Labour lawmaker and defense spokesperson.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most likely successor is seen as Angela Rayner, who is among the politicians to Starmer’s left in the Labour Party and this week gave a speech saying the party has to do more to show they’re on the side of working people.

From MarketWatch

With those words at her Mais lecture on Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear that there has been an important shift within the Labour Party - one that government ministers have been signalling for some time.

From BBC

But perhaps the laconic statement from Marie Sherlock of the center-left Labour Party captured the spirit of this ugly encounter in a more realistic mode.

From Salon