The 1976 Labour Party leadership election occurred when Harold Wilson resigned as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister. It is the only occasion when the Labour Party, whilst in government, ha
James Callaghan
Michael Foot
Roy Jenkins 1977
Tony Benn 1967
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, known between 1960 and 1963 as The Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician and political activist who served as a Cabinet minister in the 1960s and 1970s.
1976 Labour Party leadership election
…The new leader was elected by members of the Parliamentary Labour Party. In the first ballot, held on 25 March, six candidates vied for the leadership: Tony Benn, Secretary of State for Energy, Member of Parliament for Bristol South East James Callaghan, Foreign Secretary, Member of Parliament for Cardiff South…
Benn in 2006
Benn in 1947
Benn speaks at the 5th National Convention of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee in Philadelphia, May 1981
With Dennis Skinner at a May Day parade in Chesterfield, May 1992