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Labour party

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

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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Paisley claimed his position showed that a Labour Party Secretary of State would "never be a champion for the Union".

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He argued that the UK was on the brink of a financial crisis "because there is no way out of the current financial circumstance that is available to the Labour Party".

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Anna Turley MP, chair of the governing Labour Party, criticised the opposition politician, saying his comments reduced "people to the colour of their skin".

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Kogan revealed he had contributed money to the Labour Party leadership campaign of Secretary of State Lisa Nandy in 2020, along with that of the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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A Labour Party spokesperson said the decision had been "forced on" Badenoch, and not been "thought through".

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