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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell CBE (9 April 1906 – 18 January 1963) was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963.
Hugh Gaitskell was a British statesman, leader of the British Labour Party from December 1955 until his sudden death at the height of his influence. After teaching political economy at the University of London, Gaitskell served through World War II in the Ministry of Economic Warfare.
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Dec 5, 2013 · Virginia Allkins, a nurse at the Middlesex Hospital in 1963, says the Labour leader died of kidney failure, not pleurisy as reported. She also recalls how Harold Wilson and George Brown reacted to the news.
Jan 4, 2013 · A reappraisal of Hugh Gaitskell, the first "moderniser" of the Labour Party, who died 50 years ago. He was a principled, courageous and passionate leader, but also a divisive and complex figure who faced challenges from the left and the right.
Jul 12, 2024 · Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963) was a British politician and Labour party leader who modernized the party's ideology and re‐established its credibility. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and controversies from various Oxford Reference sources.
Jul 11, 1971 · The admirers of Hugh Gait skell and the people of his country still want to know at length and in depth why he provoked a party split by attacking the nationalization clause of the Labor...
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The leader of the Labour party, Hugh Gaitskell, passed away on 18 January 1963 after a heart condition. He was known for his efforts to modernise the party and his controversial views on nuclear disarmament.
