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{{PoliticalParty
{{PoliticalParty
| party_name = Labour Party
| party_name = Labour Party
| party_logo = [[File:Labour logo.jpg|frameless]]
| party_logo = [[File:Labour.PNG|frameless]]
| website = [https://labour.org.uk/ labour.org.uk]
| website = [https://labour.org.uk/ labour.org.uk]
| leader = [[Keir Starmer]]
| leader = [[Keir Starmer]]
==History==
==History==
[[File:Labour logo.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Old Labour Party logo (1986-2007)]]
===Origins===
===Origins===
The Labour Party was formed out of an alliance of several prominent left-wing and socialist movements that existed in Britain at the turn of the century. Chief amongst them the were the [[Trades Union Congress]], the [[Fabian Society]], and the [[Independent Labour Party]]. The group took the name [[Labour Representation Committee]], later adopting the name Labour Party after achieving seats in the [[House of Commons]] at the 1906 election. Much of the intellectual energy came from the [[Fabian Socialism|Fabians, an informal group of intellectual socialists.]] [[Keir Hardie]] was the first leader of the party.
The Labour Party was formed out of an alliance of several prominent left-wing and socialist movements that existed in Britain at the turn of the century. Chief amongst them the were the [[Trades Union Congress]], the [[Fabian Society]], and the [[Independent Labour Party]]. The group took the name [[Labour Representation Committee]], later adopting the name Labour Party after achieving seats in the [[House of Commons]] at the 1906 election. Much of the intellectual energy came from the [[Fabian Socialism|Fabians, an informal group of intellectual socialists.]] [[Keir Hardie]] was the first leader of the party.