The Labour Party, commonly Labour, is a political party in the United Kingdom. It sits on the centre-left of the left–right political spectrum, and has historically been an alliance of democratic soci
Keir Hardie, first leader of the Labour Party contingent in the House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour prime minister (1924 and 1929–1931)
Clement Attlee, Prime Minister (1945–1951)
Hugh Gaitskell, Leader of the Opposition (1955–1963)
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Common
Labour Party (UK)
…to the Conservative Party, and briefly formed a minority government under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924. In 1929 Labour became the largest party in the House of Commons for the first time, with 287 seats, but fell short of a majority, forming another minority government. In 1931, in response to the Great Depression…
William Pitt the Younger addressing the Commons in The House of Commons, 1793–94 by Anton Hickel
The House of Commons in the early 19th century by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson
The old Chamber of the House of Commons built by Sir Charles Barry was destroyed by German bombs during the Second World War. The essential features of Barry's design were preserved when the chamber was rebuilt.
The modern chamber, which opened following post-war reconstruction in 1950