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The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] Social Democratic<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. The party still pays lip service to many typical [[left-wing]] values and, along with all the main political parties in the UK, is [[Pro-choice]], pro-gay rights and pro-[[gun control]]. Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater investment in public services via higher taxation relative to its main political rivals.
The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] Social Democratic<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. The party still pays lip service to many typical [[left-wing]] values and, along with all the main political parties in the UK, is [[Pro-choice]], pro-gay rights and pro-[[gun control]]. Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater investment in public services via higher taxation relative to its main political rivals.
The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms the [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not currently in government. The leader of the Labour Party was [[Ed Miliband]], who was elected by Labour party members on September 25th 2010, after a crushing defeat four months earlier in the UK's [[general election]]. He resigned after being defeated in a landslide in the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The Labour Party is an observer member of the [[Socialist International]]. [[Image:Labour logo.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The Labour Party's logo]]
The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms the [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not currently in government. The leader of the Labour Party was [[Ed Miliband]], who was elected by Labour party members on September 25th 2010, after a crushing defeat four months earlier in the UK's [[general election]]. He resigned after being defeated in a landslide in the 2015 United Kingdom general election. The new leader, from September 2015, is Jeremy Corbyn.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157</ref> The Labour Party is an observer member of the [[Socialist International]]. [[Image:Labour logo.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The Labour Party's logo]]