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Also Known As Labour Representation Committee
Date 1906 - present
Areas Of Involvement organized labour • Socialism • liberalism • social welfare • left
Related People J. Keir Hardie • George Nicoll Barnes • Edward Reynolds Pease • Beatrice Webb • Sidney Webb • Tony Blair • Jeremy Corbyn • Keir Starmer • Gordon Brown • Tony Benn • Clement Attlee • Ed Miliband • Andy Burnham • Yvette Cooper • Peter Mandelson

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Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
James Ramsay MacDonald stands outdoors wearing a long overcoat, bowler hat, and glasses, holding a cane beside a car and an iron fence.
Clement Attlee seated at a desk in an office, wearing glasses and a suit, holding a pipe with papers and books visible in the background.
Neil Kinnock
Map of the United Kingdom color-coded by region to show the results of the 2005 general election. Regions in England are shaded mostly red and blue, representing Labour and Conservative party wins, with Labour dominating the north and London, and Conservatives leading in the south and east. Scotland is mainly red for Labour, with some yellow for Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party. Wales is mostly red for Labour, and Northern Ireland is divided among several parties, including Democrat
Jeremy Corbyn
Map of the United Kingdom showing the results of the 2010 general election by region, with areas color-coded for the leading party: blue for Conservative, red for Labour, yellow for Liberal Democrats, green for Sinn Fein, and other colors for regional parties. Regional seat totals are labeled, and a legend lists the total national seats won by each party.
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