Foot, Michael, 1913–, British politician. He entered Parliament in 1945 and became a spokesperson for the Labour party Labour party, British political party, one of the two dominant parties in Great Britain since World War I. Origins

The Labour party was founded in 1900 after several generations of preparatory trade union politics made possible by the Reform Bills
..... Click the link for more information. 's radical left wing. Editor of the party organ, the Tribune, he served as secretary of state for employment (1974–75) and as leader of the House of Commons (1976–79). He succeeded James Callaghan Callaghan of Cardiff, Leonard James Callaghan, Baron, 1912–2005, British statesman. He was first elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1945. As chancellor of the exchequer (1964–67), he introduced extremely controversial taxation policies, including
..... Click the link for more information. as Labour party leader (1980–83) and tried to maintain the party's traditional policies in the face of the opposition of more conservative members, who broke away and formed the Social Democratic party.

Foot, Michael

(born July 23, 1913, Plymouth, Devon, Eng.) Leader of Great Britain's Labour Party (1980–83). He worked as a newspaper editor and columnist (1937–74) and served in Parliament (1945–55, 1960–92). He served in Harold Wilson's cabinet as secretary of state for employment (1974–76) and leader of the House of Commons (1976–79). A left-wing socialist, Foot became the party's chief in 1980 by defeating its right-wing candidate. This and other left-wing trends caused some Labourites to resign to found the Social Democratic Party. His books include Aneurin Bevan (2 vol.; 1962, 1973).

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No references found	Between Wayne Rooney's foot, Michael Owen's foot and David Beckham's back, is it any wonder we haven't time to worry about the Labour party, pensioners, foreign murderers and rapists on the streets, feral mobs on every corner, the NHS, global warming, petrol prices and people starving around the world. Yousay - England won't win by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Dave Beasant, of course, ruled himself out of the start of one season by dropping a jar of salad cream on his foot, Michael Stensgaard put his shoulder out at Liverpool while ironing,and at Everton, Thomas Myhre broke his foot getting out of the bath; Steve Simonsen broke a toe on a coffee table and I even remember Martin Hodge slicing his hand open with a craft knife. In The Blue Corner: Keepers are calamities! by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)	fool's gold Fools' Lisp Fools, Feast of Foonly FOOP Foot foot base foot block foot bolt foot breadth foot bridge foot cut foot gland foot guard foot holes foot length Foot Resolution foot rot foot run foot scraper foot screw foot section foot valve foot's oil foot, metrical Foot, Michael Foot, Samuel Augustus Foot, Solomon Foot-and-Mouth Disease foot-candle foot-meter rod foot-net foot-pound foot-pound-second system of units foot-poundal footage football football, gridiron Footbridge footcandle footcandle meter Foote, Andrew Hull Foote, Arthur Foote, Arthur William Foote, Henry Stuart Foote, Horton Foote, Samuel Augustus Foote, Shelby footeite footer foothills	Foot ton foot traffic Foot trail Foot trail Foot trail Foot trail foot traveler Foot tubercle Foot Ulcer Trials Unit foot up Foot valve Foot valve foot valves foot valves Foot Vascular Resistance Index at Rest Foot vise Foot waling Foot wall Foot waxing Foot waxing Foot waxing Foot waxing Foot wear Foot wear Foot work Foot worship Foot Worship Palace Foot Worship Party foot's oil foot, metrical Foot, Michael Foot, Samuel Augustus Foot, Solomon Foot-and-mouth Foot-and-mouth Foot-and-mouth foot-and-mouth (disease) foot-and-mouth disease foot-and-mouth disease foot-and-mouth disease foot-and-mouth disease foot-and-mouth disease m. d. virus (FMDV) foot-and-mouth disease m. d. virus (FMDV) foot-and-mouth disease m. d. virus (FMDV) Foot-and-mouth disease virus Foot-and-mouth disease virus Foot-and-mouth disease virus Foot-bag Foot-ball Foot-ball Foot-binding foot-candle foot-candle foot-candle foot-candle Foot-candles Foot-candles Foot-candles Foot-candles foot-dragger foot-draggers

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Between Wayne Rooney's foot, Michael Owen's foot and David Beckham's back, is it any wonder we haven't time to worry about the Labour party, pensioners, foreign murderers and rapists on the streets, feral mobs on every corner, the NHS, global warming, petrol prices and people starving around the world.

Yousay - England won't win by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

Dave Beasant, of course, ruled himself out of the start of one season by dropping a jar of salad cream on his foot, Michael Stensgaard put his shoulder out at Liverpool while ironing,and at Everton, Thomas Myhre broke his foot getting out of the bath; Steve Simonsen broke a toe on a coffee table and I even remember Martin Hodge slicing his hand open with a craft knife.

In The Blue Corner: Keepers are calamities! by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

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