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
any similar party in any of various other countries
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"Some went because of their politics, others just weren't good, and then there are those disliked in the parliamentary Labour party," said the MP.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Former Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham gave his first speech as prime minister outside No 10 today, after he replaced Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Loyal, and not someone who briefs against colleagues to journalists or indulges in political games, he has been around the top of the Labour party for three decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Under Labour party rules, leadership candidates must be an MP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Since then "Annie Laurie" has become the song of the Labour party.
From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Born in Aintree in 1970, Burnham was inspired by the miners’ strike to join the Labour Party in his teens and first became an MP in 2001.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Burnham was asked to form a government by King Charles III after Keir Starmer resigned, lasting only two years in office despite handing the Labour Party a landslide victory in general elections in 2024.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Two years ago, the Labour Party won its largest parliamentary majority in 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He announced that he would resign as prime minister and Labour Party leader in June after a string of scandals, missteps and policy U-turns blighted his leadership.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
More important in many ways than the "militant" movement was the emergence at the General Election in 1906 of the Labour Party.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted
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