Labour Party

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. It was in power for 13 years until losing power in May 2010 to the centre-right Conservative Party. Socialist in origin, it was successfully reinvented (temporarily) as a centre-right party by Tony Blair as "New Labour" during 1994 and 1995.

See: British American Project, Institute for Public Policy Research, Progress, Labour Party conference

Advertising agency
The UK advertising agency TBWA/GGT was given the Labour Party account in April 2000. In September 2004, The Times reported that TBWA had been chosen to handle the advertising for Labour's campaign for the British General Election 2005. The party will be campaigning under the slogan "Britain is working. Don't let the Tories wreck it again", and the reelection effort will be led by Blairite protege Alan Milburn.

Leaders

 * Harold Wilson 1963-1976, PM variously, resigned possibly due to MI5
 * Jim Callaghan 1976-1980, PM until 1979
 * Michael Foot 1980-1983, resigned
 * Neil Kinnock 1983-1992, resigned
 * John Smith 1992-1994, died
 * Margaret Beckett, 1994 caretaker
 * Tony Blair 1994-, PM 1997-2007
 * Gordon Brown 2007-2010
 * Ed Miliband 2010-

Shadow Cabinet
Accessed December 2010, includes:
 * Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party
 * Harriet Harman, Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
 * Alan Johnson, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
 * Yvette Cooper, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister for Women and Equalities
 * Ed Balls, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department

National Executive Council

 * Tony Blair, leader
 * John Prescott, deputy leader
 * Jimmy Elsby, treasurer

Govt reps

 * Douglas Alexander
 * Hazel Blears
 * Ian McCartney (chair)

EPLP

 * Gary Titley

Young Labour

 * Jonny Reynolds

Unions

 * John Holmes
 * Michael Griffiths
 * John Hannet
 * Mike Cash
 * Diana Hollands
 * Danny Carrigan
 * Maggie Jones
 * Norma Stephenson
 * Debbie Coulter
 * Cath Speight
 * Mary Turner (chair)
 * Margaret Wall

Societies

 * Dianne Hayter

Constituencies

 * Ann Black
 * Shahid Malik
 * Tony Robinson
 * Mark Seddon
 * Ruth Turner
 * Christine Shawcroft

Councillors

 * Jeremy Beecham
 * Sally Powell

PLP

 * Helen Jackson
 * Dennis Skinner
 * Michael Cashman

General Secretary

 * David Triesman

Affiliated organisations

 * Black Socialist Society
 * Co-operative Party
 * Christian Socialist Movement
 * Fabian Society
 * Labour Campaign For Lesbian And Gay Rights
 * Labour Disabled Members' Group
 * Labour Housing Group
 * Labour Irish Society
 * Labour Students
 * National Union Of Labour And Socialist Clubs
 * Poale Zion
 * Scientists For Labour
 * Socialist Educational Association
 * Socialist Environment and Resources Association (SERA)
 * Socialist Health Association
 * Society of Labour Lawyers

Related Organisations

 * Labour Friends of Israel
 * Socialist Environment Resources Association
 * Labour Left

Campaigns

 * Big Conversation
 * proudofbritain.org.uk
 * keep-the-faith.org Campaign in support of Tony Blair and Labour

Contact details
Eldon House Regent Centre Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 3PW Phone: 08705 900 200 Web: http://www.labour.org.uk

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Blue Labour
 * Labour Values
 * Alastair Campbell
 * Capita
 * Conservative Party
 * Labour Party General Election Manifesto
 * Liberal Democrats (UK)
 * List of political organisations in the United Kingdom
 * Lord Faulkner
 * New Local Government Network
 * Proud of Britain
 * Scottish Socialist Party
 * Security and opportunity for all
 * Sovereign Strategy Ltd.
 * UK National Identity Cards Scheme
 * United Kingdom Independence Party
 * Lord Hamlyn - former major funder
 * Compass

External articles

 * Kitty Donaldson and Robert Hutton, "Ed Miliband Wins Election as U.K. Labour Leader, Pledges Change", Bloomberg Businessweek, September 25, 2010.