New Labour and 1945?

July 27th, 1995 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the election of the first Labour government to enjoy a working majority in the House of Commons. Remarkably, the Labour Party has been in such a position only twice, the last time being during the 1966-70 Parliament.

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