Talk:Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)

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[edit] Article location

Since the party is at Labour Party (UK), this article shouldn't use a title calling it the "British Labour Party". Unless there are objections I'll move it to Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) in two days. Timrollpickering 17:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brown/Jenkins changeover

The dates seem a little off:

a) Wasn't Brown's defeat not declared until the next day? b) Was Brown automatically out of the post the moment his loss was declared or did he have to tender a resignation? c) When exactly was Jenkins elected?

Timrollpickering 14:17, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I did wonder about these - I used the existing list and other WP articles as my basis for these dates, so I was just prettying them up rather than checking for infallibility. Please do amend if you have any "proper" evidence. Peeper 16:06, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

I'll have to check, or better still ask an expert on the Labour constitution at the time. One other one that needs checking is October-November 1935 - Attlee was initially elected unopposed as primarily a stop gap after Lansbury insisted on resigning and with a general election likely to come soon. After the general election the enlarged PLP had the regular election with both Morrison and Greenwood also standing, and Greenwood picked up the Deputy post. What's unclear is who was Deputy October - November - Attlee? Someone else? No-one? Timrollpickering 17:43, 25 June 2007 (UTC)