A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the opposition Labour Party
Tony Blair 1997
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Paddy Ashdown
John Major 1993
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New Labour is the political philosophy that dominated the history of the British Labour Party from 1994 to 2010 under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. The term originated in a conference
Alastair Campbell was central to the media image of New Labour
Peter Mandelson was a senior policy and media adviser to Blair and Brown
Tony Blair in 2002
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