Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay MacDonald was a British Labour politician who served as prime minister in 1924 and from 1929 to 1935. He led Labour’s first governments and later headed a National Government.

Philip Snowden: A British Labour politician and economist who served as chancellor of the exchequer in MacDonald’s governments. Snowden was MacDonald’s leading economic minister in the first Labour government and during the 1929 crisis.
First MacDonald ministry: The Labour government led by Ramsay MacDonald from January to November 1924. It was Britain’s first Labour government, formed without a parliamentary majority.
Labour Party (UK): A British political party founded in 1900 to represent the labour movement and advance social democracy. MacDonald helped make Labour a national governing party, but his 1931 departure divided it.
Liberal Party (UK): A British political party that was one of the country’s dominant parties before the rise of Labour. Labour under MacDonald displaced the Liberals as the principal alternative to the Conservatives.
Arthur Henderson: A British Labour politician who led the party and served as foreign secretary in MacDonald’s second government. Henderson’s leadership and cabinet service made him a central Labour colleague and rival.
Campbell Case: A 1924 British political controversy over the prosecution of a communist newspaper editor. The case helped trigger the vote that brought down MacDonald’s first ministry.
1931 Labour Party split: The division in which MacDonald and several colleagues left Labour to support the National Government. The split was the defining political cost of MacDonald’s response to the financial crisis.
Stanley Baldwin's first government: The Conservative government led by Stanley Baldwin from May 1923 to January 1924. Its loss of parliamentary support opened the way for MacDonald’s first ministry.
J. R. Clynes: A British Labour politician who served as deputy leader of the party and held cabinet posts. Clynes opposed MacDonald’s return as Labour leader after the 1931 split.
Zinoviev letter: A forged 1924 document published by the Daily Mail shortly before the British general election. Its publication intensified anti-Labour campaigning after MacDonald’s first government fell.

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