National Labour Organisation
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This article is about the political party that existed from 1931 to 1945. For the party that existed in the late 1950s, see National Labour Party (UK, 1957). For other uses of the name, see National Labour Party.
The National Labour Organisation, also known simply as National Labour, was formed in 1931 by supporters of the National Government in Britain who had come from the Labour Party. Its leaders were Ramsay MacDonald (1931–1937) and his son Malcolm MacDonald (1937–1945).
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Abbreviation | NLO |
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Founded | 1931; 93 years ago (1931) |
Dissolved | 14 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-14) |
Split from | Labour Party |
Headquarters | London, England |
Newspaper | News-Letter |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left[1][2] |
Colours | Green |
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The most prominent member was the Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. National Labour sponsored parliamentary candidates, but did not consider itself a political party as it had no policy distinctive from that of the government which it supported.
After Ramsay MacDonald's death, the group continued in existence under his son Malcolm until it was wound up on the eve of the 1945 general election; its newsletter ceased publication two years later.