New Labourn.

1988 Washington Post (Nexis) 7 Apr. a25 The Kinnock camp has sought to put the best face on the situation. ‘It will enable the leadership to spell out what the new Labor Party stands for,’ said one Kinnock aide.]

1992 D. Butler & D. Kavanagh Brit. Gen. Election 1992 61 Labour was now perhaps divided less on traditional left-right lines than between old Labour and new Labour. Old Labour was identified with the values and interests of the past, with high taxes, public ownership, trade unions, council housing, heavy industry and the north. New Labour sought to identify the party with skills training, new ways of working, improved public services, greater rights for women and families, and protection of the environment.

1995 Independent 23 Jan. 14/3 The Labour front bench's prevarication over rail renationalisation has only added to the mistrust felt by rank and file trade unionists towards Mr Blair and ‘New Labour’.

1997 Mail on Sunday 10 Aug. i. 9/1 Rebel MP Tam Dalyell—thorn in the side on New Labour's pro-devolution campaign—said he would refuse to bow to threats to oust him before the next General Election.

2001 Observer (Electronic ed.) 21 Jan. An audacious bid will be made this week by many of New Labour's leading lights to put ‘emotional literacy’ at the heart of the political agenda.