Labour Party

It's been eleven years since Britain lost Tony Benn - Pete charts his move leftward during an epic career in politics A young Anthony Wedgwood Benn, aged 22 in 1947 , giant of the postwar British Left, passed away on this day in 2014.

The Fabian Society, both lauded and criticised for its gradualism, played a key role in the development of socialism in Britain On this day in 1884, the Fabian Society was created in London.

The radical life of Barbara Castle, born on this day in 1910... On this day, the 6th of October, 1910, Barbara Anne Betts was born in Chesterfield. It was the year of the on suffragettes in Westminster.

He's a legendary figure in Labour politics - but who exactly was Dennis Skinner? When the Labour Party was founded, all of its MPs were workers, and most of them were miners. By 1970, however, the face of the Labour Party changed dramatically.

Born on this day in 1913, Michael Foot took the Labour Party back to its ideological roots The Labour Party has changed a lot since its .

Elected to the British Parliament in 1922, Saklatvala was born on this day in 1874 What is it that connects Battersea in South London, the Indian corporate giant Tata Steel, and the Communist Party of Great Britain?

On Clement Attlee’s birthday, let’s remember how he helped to rebuild the Labour Party from bitter defeat in 1931 to stunning victory in 1945. A source of hope in our times.

In 1915, Keir Hardie’s life of political struggle came to an end. Spanning the length and breadth of Britain, his story remains an inspiration to all who strive for social justice.

Tony Benn was a legend of the British left. His lifelong battle to uphold the values of international justice and human dignity deserve a special degree of recognition. As does his unwavering commitment to peace.

The news over the past few days has been covered with the departure from the Labour Party (and now also from the Tories) of a small number of MPs calling themselves the ‘’.