Men Who Made Labour

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Celebrating the centenary of the Parliamentary Labour Party, this fascinating book commemorates the twenty-nine founding Labour MPs elected in 1906, including Labourx2019;s first Prime Minister, first Chancellor of the Exchequer, first Minister of Labour, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. With a foreword by Tony Blair, Men Who Made Labour focuses on the pioneersx2019; origins, expectations, world vision and achievements in the context of early twentieth-century conditions, when the prospect of any Labour government was still a distantdream. Drawing upon a vast array of previously unpublished material, and with obituaries primarily written by the twenty-first century successors to those original MPs, the text provides a unique insight into how todayx2019;s politicians view their partyx2019;s past x2013; ensuring that it is an excellent resource for all politics and modern history students, as well as general readers with an interest in the area.

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Lord Alan Haworth is a former Parliamentary Labour Party Secretary. Dr Dianne Hayter is Chair of the 1906 Centenary Group.