The Labour Party
The Labour Party is a long established political party in the UK, which was founded in 1900. The Labour Party is currently running the UK’s government and has done so since 1997, initially under the leadership of Tony Blair who stepped down in 2007. The current head of the Labour Party and the Prime Minister of the UK is Gordon Brown. The Labour has faced opposition since its early inception and traditionally have been the main rivals of the Tory party since the 1920s when the Labour Party surpassed the Liberal Party as the Tories main opponents.
The Labour Party has had several stints in government, however they famously went through a period from 1979 to 1997 where they suffered greatly and their majority dwindled.
The Labour Party has traditional had a left-wing, socialist political agenda, however since the dawn of New Labour in mid nineties the Labour Party has moved further right in an attempt to the middle classes, a move which almost certainly won them the 1997 election.
The future of the Labour party is currently hanging in the balance and it seems increasingly likely that the next general election will see Britain under the leadership of a conservative government. A great deal of criticism is levelled at the Labour Party for their involvement in the Iraq war and their financial problems, which have become a major issue. These controversies have caused significant damaged to popular opinion regarding the Labour Party in recent years.