labour are weak and divided 51-64

Question 1

bevinites

Answer 1

they were the left of the left in the party and created a split within. in 1952 the rearment issue where 57 bevinites voted against the conservative government even when Labour agreed. the H-Bomb in 1955 was another dispute where 62 bevinites voted against it when it was Attlee’s idea

Question 2

election campaign 1955 and 1959

Answer 2

in 1955 Attlee was old and out of date, he decided to delay his resigned as leader which did nit help. in 1959 Labour was more united because of the Bevinetes and Giatskells truce and they fought a good campaign, however he promised no tax increases and welfare expenditure, this was a mistake as he could not do any.

Question 3

unilateral disarmament

Answer 3

in 1950 the influence of campaign for neucular disarmament was growing. they had support from big names but there was a disagreement as the left of the left were in support for no neucaulr power when the right of the left wanted it, this meant that in October 1960 in a labour party conference the front row of left lefts broke out in a row.