New Labour

Cultural  

1. A movement to update Britain's Labour Party by discarding the traditional Labour platform calling for state ownership of the means of production. The movement has been led by Tony Blair, who became prime minister in 1997 after guiding the Labour Party to victory. Under Blair's leadership, Labour again won in 2001, the first time the party had ever won successive general elections.

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Example Sentences

Hockney detested the "cultural bossiness of New Labour" and joined the Countryside March in protest.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The messages also show what Lord Mandelson, a grandee of the New Labour years, thought about the Starmer government after Labour's return to power in 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

An interesting question is whether Mr. Blair’s New Labour would have been possible if Margaret Thatcher hadn’t come first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He began working for Labour in the 1980s, playing a key role in the New Labour movement and Sir Tony Blair's landslide election victory in 1997.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"New Labour troubles are brewing," declares The Evening News.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917 by Various