| − | '''Neil Gordon Kinnock''' (born 1942) was leader of the British [[Labour Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition]] from 1983 to 1992; he led the party to defeat in two general elections, those of 1987 and 1992. | + | '''Neil Gordon Kinnock''' (born 1942) was leader of the British [[Labour Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition]] from 1983 to 1992; he led the party to defeat in two general elections, those of 1987 and 1992. His major achievement lies in starting the process of eliminating [[Trotskyist]] infiltration of the party by expelling [[Militant Tendency]]; this, coupled with a major review of policy, eanbled the re-election of a Labour government in 1997. |