Formed in 1900 when the ILP, SDF, Fabians, and TUC(Trade Union Congress) joined together
Started when the TUC decided they needed better representation
In 1903 the Liberals and the LRC wrote the Lib-Lab pact to oppose Conservative MPs
127 Trade Unions joined after the Taff Vale Judgement of 1901
1906 General Election 29 LRC MPs were elected
Why was there a need for a Labour Party?
Political: pressure on trade unions, unskilled workers had no vote/voice, government had failed with social reform
Social/Economic: working class had no opportunities, poor, unhealthy, ignorant, economic problems of late 19th C, competition form USA and Germany
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