Labour since 2007

• Gordon Brown (previously Chancellor during Blair’s premiership) was appointed as the new Prime Minister in 2007. As Brown’s tenure took shape, he faced a global financial crisis and was blamed worsening the economic climate, soaring unemployment as well as the expenses scandal.
• Ed Miliband became Labour leader in 2010 after Labour lost the election. He was labelled ‘Red Labour’ as he had the support of the unions which led to his victory.
• Miliband suffered a significant electoral defeat in 2015 election.

  • This led to those on the left of the party calling for it to return to its socialist roots and those of the right stating the need to return to the principles of New Labour.
• Jeremy Corbyn was elected party leader in 2015 with 59.9% of first vote preferences.
• Corbyn’s election was seen as a surprise by many as he was seen to be a committed socialist and regular rebel within the party. He regularly opposed the party elite, particularly under Blair’s leadership
• What is Corbyn’s faction of the party known as after becoming leader?

  Momentum
• What was the aim of Momentum?

  Sustain Corbyn’s leadership and encourage the spread of democratic socialist principles within the party
• What was Labour’s campaign slogan in 2017?

  For the Many Not the Few
• Labour’s percentage of popular votes in 2017

  40 %
• Labour’s percentage of popular votes in 2019

  32.1 %