| − | The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Socialism|democratic socialist]]<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. It was founded in 1900, and is currently the party of government in the [[The United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. On 27 June 2007, [[Gordon Brown]] became the leader of the Labour Party and [[Prime Minister]] of the UK, taking over from [[Tony Blair]], the longest serving Labour Prime Minister. [[Image:Labour logo.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The Labour Party's logo]] | + | The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] democratic party on the left. It was once a bastion of socialism but has largely abandoned socialism in practice and in rhetoric (although there still is vague mention in the platform).<ref> see [http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies "Labour's Policies"</ref> It was founded in 1900, and is currently the party of government in the [[The United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. On 27 June 2007, [[Gordon Brown]] became the leader of the Labour Party and [[Prime Minister]] of the UK, taking over from [[Tony Blair]], the longest serving Labour Prime Minister. [[Image:Labour logo.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The Labour Party's logo]] |