Herbert Morrison
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Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth was a British politician who held a variety of senior positions in the Cabinet as a member of the Labour Party. During the inter-war period he was M
Morrison in 1947
Morrison in the 1920s
A Morrison shelter, named after Morrison who introduced them
Morrison in 1945
Hugh Gaitskell
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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant,
Herbert Morrison
…Leader of the Labour Party. Although he stood, he finished last, by a wide margin, of the three candidates, with many of his supporters switching to Hugh Gaitskell, who won the election. Gaitskell asked Morrison to continue as Deputy Leader but he resigned, effectively ending his front-line political career…
Gaitskell in 1961
The Gaitskell flats in Holbeck, Leeds were named after Gaitskell. They were demolished in 2010.
Hugh Gaitskell 1958