New Labour
noun [+ sing/pl verb]Definition
› the members of the British Labour Party who support the changes made in the party since the early 1990s that include lower taxes, fewer controls on investment in public services, such as health and education, and more support for business: Union representatives are planning to challenge New Labour policy at the party conference.Political movements and groups
(Definition of New Labour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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