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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-abortion]], pro-homosexual "rights" and pro-[[gun control]].  Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater spending on 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-abortion]], pro-homosexual "rights" and pro-[[gun control]].  Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater spending on public services via higher taxation relative to its main political rivals.

The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms [[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 25, 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]].  

The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not currently in government. The new leader since 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]].  

==History==

==History==

One of Blair's most controversial decisions was to [[Iraq War|invade Iraq]] in 2003 alongside the Americans and other allies. Britain became the second largest contributor of armed forces to [[George W. Bush]]'s "Coalition of the Willing", and Blair staunchly defended the position, and won supporting votes in parliament. Partly due to the war's unpopularity, and partly to a perception that the Government had raised taxes on business and individuals to unacceptable levels, the Labour party won a much smaller majority in 2005 and has seen key bills defeated by backbench revolts such as the plan to hold terrorist suspects for up to 90 days without charge.

One of Blair's most controversial decisions was to [[Iraq War|invade Iraq]] in 2003 alongside the Americans and other allies. Britain became the second largest contributor of armed forces to [[George W. Bush]]'s "Coalition of the Willing", and Blair staunchly defended the position, and won supporting votes in parliament. Partly due to the war's unpopularity, and partly to a perception that the Government had raised taxes on business and individuals to unacceptable levels, the Labour party won a much smaller majority in 2005 and has seen key bills defeated by backbench revolts such as the plan to hold terrorist suspects for up to 90 days without charge.

Blair had lost his momentum, so he retired in mid-2007 and was replaced per prior arrangement by his long-time Chancellor, [[Gordon Brown]]. The worldwide [[Recession of 2008]], continuing into 2009, hit Britain hard and has yet to bottom out. Labour took much of the blame, and its polling rates dropped to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Labour's popularity continued to decline in 2009, as the party made its worst electoral showing in a hundred years in the EU elections in June 2009. Brown, however, beat back his disunited critics, reorganized his cabinet, and stumbled onward. The Conservatives maintained a large lead for the next general election, which was held in 2010 and resulted in a coalition government formed by the [[Conservative Party]] and the Liberal Democrats.

Blair had lost his momentum, so he retired in mid-2007 and was replaced per prior arrangement by his long-time Chancellor, [[Gordon Brown]]. The worldwide [[Recession of 2008]], continuing into 2009, hit Britain hard and has yet to bottom out. Labour took much of the blame, and its polling rates dropped to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Labour's popularity continued to decline in 2009, as the party made its worst electoral showing in a hundred years in the EU elections in June 2009. Brown, however, beat back his disunited critics, reorganized his cabinet, and stumbled onward. The Conservatives maintained a large lead for the next general election, which was held in 2010 and resulted in a coalition government formed by the [[Conservative Party]] and the Liberal Democrats. The leader of the Labour Party was [[Ed Miliband]], who was elected by Labour party members on September 25, 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.

==PR and spin==

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