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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS

Labour Party

United Kingdom

Basis for the estimate: 2024 manifesto and government: GB Energy, rail renationalization, workers' rights, fiscal rules, Ukraine support.

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Political placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
40near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
24toward progressive
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
35near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
35near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
66toward intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
43near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
56near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
35near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
25toward progressive
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
15strongly toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
33toward egalitarian
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
64near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
66toward intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
22toward secular state

Party scores are estimated from platforms and records; individual members can differ. How scores are made.

Key positions (estimated)

StatementPositionBasis
During a pandemic, governments should be able to order people to stay at home except for essential reasons.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.Strongly disagreesestimated
Healthcare should be provided to everyone by the government and paid for through taxes.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Raising the minimum wage significantly would do more harm than good.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Workers should have strong legal protections to form and join labor unions.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Strongly agreesestimated
Governments should be able to require proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, events or workplaces.Agreesfrom their record

Closest ideologies

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Most similar parties

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Sources

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.