1961 Labour Party leadership election
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title:
1961 Labour Party leadership election
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The 1961 Labour Party leadership election was held when, for the second year in succession, the incumbent leader was challenged for re-election. Normally the annual re-election of the leader had been a formality. The challenge followed factional in-fighting over issues like nuclear disarmament. The leader favoured the retention of nuclear weapons by the UK, whereas the left wing of the party supported the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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British leadership election to challenge Hugh Gaitskell
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Labour_Party_leadership_election
date created:
2007-02-17T20:24:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:36:21Z
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