The NEC rejected this approach, whereupon Davies, John Keller and Thomas Kimble resigned from the party and formed a new party, which they named "The Labour Party". Keller was also appointed to the government as Minister without Portfolio.
When the NEC refused this strategy, Davies, John Keller, and Thomas Kimble quit the party and founded a new one, dubbed "The Labour Party". Keller was subsequently appointed to the government as a minister with no specific portfolio.