February 27 1900

British Labour Party Forms

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist political party in the United Kingdom.

Labour surpassed the liberal party in general elections during the 1920's forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940-1945, after which it formed a majority government under Clement Attlee. Labour was also in Government from 1964-1970 under Harold Wilson and from 1974-1979. first under Wilson and then under James Callaghan.