Labour MPs leaving in 2019 – and 1981
The departure of the Gang of Four from the Labour Party to form the SDP in 1981 was a big event unlike the exodus of MPs in 2019 such as Chuka Umunna
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Tony Benn, Dennis Healey battle for Labour
In 1981, the left and right in the Labour Party clashed when Tony Benn and Dennis Healey ran against eachother to be Deputy Leader
Notting Hill carnival ends in riot
In the late 1970s, every year at the Notting Hill Carnival ended in a riot reflecting poor relations between the Metropolitan Police and black youth
Labour Party youth wings: NOLS and LPYS
NOLS and the LPYS were the two youth wings of the Labour Party in the 1970s and 1980s and they couldn’t have been more different
My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
My student union election poster from 1982 – Liverpool Guild of Undergraduates
Thatcher purges moderates in 1983
In 1983, Thatcher emerged triumphant from a general election and set about a purge of moderates from her cabinet as Tony McMahon reports
SNP topples Labour PM Callaghan in 1979
In 1979, SNP MPs toppled the Labour government of James Callaghan opening the door to over a decade of Margaret Thatcher as Tony McMahon discovers
James Callaghan heckled by Pat Arrowsmith
Jim Callaghan heckled during his 1979 election speech