Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party, often known simply as Labour, is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.
The Labour Party was founded in 1900 as a coalition between trade unionists and various small socialist parties. The party gained political influence shortly before the Great War and, under the leadership of Ramsay MacDonald, emerged as the primary opposition party from 1922 until 1928, when they experienced a significant defeat the hands of the Liberals due to internal divisions with its radical wing, the Independent Labour Party.
Labour is affiliated with the Labour and Socialist International, an organization of moderate social democratic parties opposed to communism.
Category:British political parties
Category:Social democratic political parties
Category:Members of the London International