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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.


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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Farage has also said he would be announcing a defection from the Labour party next week.

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Dan Norris, MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, was suspended from the Labour Party in April and has not attended Parliament since his release on police bail nine months ago.

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Their comments come at the start of a potentially difficult year for the prime minister which includes local elections in May and the threat of a leadership challenge from those in the Labour Party unhappy with his performance so far.

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Sir Keir is one of only two people alive to have led the Labour Party to a general election victory – and a 174-seat majority at that.

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Thursday's decision marks the sixth reduction since the BoE began a trimming cycle in August 2024, one month after Britain's Labour party won a general election.

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