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    Ramsay MacDonald

    British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ramsay_MacDonaldRamsay MacDonald - Wikipedia

    A speech by Ramsay MacDonald campaigning for the Labour Party whilst in opposition (recorded 1926) James Ramsay MacDonald FRS ( né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British statesman [1] and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Ramsay-MacDonaldRamsay MacDonald | Prime Minister, Labour Party, Significance ...

    Apr 30, 2024 · Ramsay MacDonald (born October 12, 1866, Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland—died November 9, 1937, at sea en route to South America) was the first Labour Party prime minister of Great Britain, in the Labour governments of 1924 and 1929–31 and in the national coalition government of 1931–35.

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  4. www.itv.com › news › tyne-teesRamsay MacDonald: The first Labour Prime Minister who still ...

    Jan 23, 2024 · Prime Minister. Tuesday 23 January 2024, 9:09am. Watch Tom Sheldrick's report. It is 100 years since Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Prime Minister and the politician continues to...

  5. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › m001vcgvBBC Radio 4 - Ramsay MacDonald: Labour’s First Prime Minister

    Jan 15, 2024 · Ramsay MacDonald: Labour’s First Prime Minister. Home. This programme is not currently available. David Torrance assesses Ramsay MacDonald as the first Labour prime minister in 1924,...

  6. www.thenational.scot › news › 23034900Ramsay MacDonald: Why was Labour’s first PM later branded a ...

    Oct 10, 2022 · RAMSAY MacDonald was the UK’s first Labour prime minister yet he remains an oddly obscure figure in the party’s political history. He served nine months for his first term as head of a minority government in 1924. His second term lasted longer, from 1929-31, but ended in disaster when financial disaster overwhelmed it amid the Great Depression.

  7. theconversation.com › its-100-years-since-laboursIt’s 100 years since Labour’s first prime minister – but Keir ...

    Jan 22, 2024 · Ramsay Macdonald was the man who betrayed the party he helped to found. The first Labour government didn’t survive 1924, and the next, in 1929, MacDonald crashed after two years by joining the...

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  9. www.pressandjournal.co.uk › fp › politicsHow Lossiemouth shaped prime minister Ramsay MacDonald

    Jan 22, 2024 · UK politics. Ramsay MacDonald 100 years on: How values of ‘warm Lossiemouth community’ helped shape the future of the UK. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar believes Ramsay MacDonald’s...