In 1995 the Labour Party abandoned which part of its constitution?
Labour Party Rule Book Labour Party Rule Book The Labour Party Rule Book is the governing document for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party Constitution forms the first chapter of the Rule Book and contains the most important principles and provisions for Labour Party governance. The chapter is divided into ten sections named Clause I to Clause X. Clause IV is the best known "Aims and values" clause, which was significantly changed in 1995 after Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party. The rules may be amended by the party's National Executive Committee ratified by the following Labour Party
1995 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election 1995 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place in October 1995, at the beginning of the 1995/6 session of parliament. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 19 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (Tony Blair and John Prescott, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. With this election,