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A Journey for the Labour Party British socialism came a long way in the late nineteenth century, and the events that happened back then subsequently affected British politics to this day, as the Labour Party are currently in power. The beginning of the labour party dated back to Keir Hardie. Keir Hardie was a self educated, working class, socialist, who was the driving force behind the creation of the ILP (Independent Labour Party) in 1893. He was also chairman of the labour party in 1906 when there was 29 MP’s elected. He was too a supporter of women’s suffrage. His weak point however was his organisational skills, which he lacked considerably, but it is not to be mistaken that he was not a hardworking and decent man. Ramsay MacDonald was a dedicated member of the Fabians, and also had a poor background. He was the first secretary of the LRC (Labour Representation Committee), and the first Labour Prime Minister. He was elected to a Leicester constituency in 1906. Arthur Henderson was also a man who played a big part in the ‘journey’ of the Labour party. He was originally an iron moulder who became the secretary of the Iron Moulders Society. He gained government experience as a liberal councillor, and was later