Labour 1992-1997
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- Labour 1992-1997
- John Smith 1992 - 1997
- Neil Kinnock resigned as leader in 1992 following the 1992 GE defeat
- he modernised policies & expelled 'militants' but lost 2 elections
- 1987 & 1992
- he modernised policies & expelled 'militants' but lost 2 elections
- Kinnock was replaced by John Smith who continued to modernise Lab.
- he introduced 'one member, one vote' thus reducing the power of the TUs to decide Lab. policy
- Smith died of a heart attack in 1994
- Blair elected leader
- Neil Kinnock resigned as leader in 1992 following the 1992 GE defeat
- Tony Blair v Gordon Brown
- the 1994 contest to succeed John Smith came down to Blair v. Brown
- Brown agreed to not stand against Blair
- in exchange, it is widely believed that Blair agreed to hand over to Brown within 5 years
- Blair as Opposition Leader (1994 - 1997)
- he continued to modernise Labour
- he re-wrote Clause IV of the party's constitution
- abandoning the idea of nationalisation
- John Smith 1992 - 1997
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