Meaning of Labour Party | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.

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Examples

“Sure, the City loathed the old Labour Party that Jeremy Corbyn grew up with but they loved the Blairites.”

“The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920–26 and 1935–9. Their chief importance, and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement, was the part they played in alienating the middle classes from Socialism.”

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