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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hugh_GaitskellHugh Gaitskell - Wikipedia

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   Hugh Gaitskell was a British politician who led the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963. He was a revisionist who advocated a mixed economy and opposed nationalisation, unilateral disarmament and the European Common Market.

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     POLITICS: Hugh Gaitskell addresses the British people regarding the basic petrol ban (1948)

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Hugh-GaitskellHugh Gaitskell | Labour Leader, Chancellor & Politician

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   Hugh Gaitskell (born April 9, 1906, London, England—died January 18, 1963, London) was a British statesman, leader of the British Labour Party from December 1955 until his sudden death at the height of his influence.

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4. www.standard.co.uk › news › londoners-diaryThe real cause of Hugh Gaitskell’s death - Evening Standard

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   Dec 5, 2013 · Virginia Allkins, a nurse at the Middlesex Hospital in 1963, says the Labour leader died of kidney failure, not pleurisy as reported. She also recalls how Harold Wilson and George Brown reacted to the news.

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6. www.independent.co.uk › voices › commentIt's time to revive the memory of Hugh Gaitskell, the best ...

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   Jan 4, 2013 · True, there were paradoxes in the life of Hugh Gaitskell, who died 50 years ago this month, tragically too early to lead the party to the election victory he had triumphantly made possible. A...

7. news.bbc.co.uk › onthisday › hiBBC On This Day: Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies

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   The leader of the Labour party, Hugh Gaitskell, passed away on 18 January 1963 after a heart condition. He was known for his efforts to modernise the party and his controversial views on nuclear disarmament.

8. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Hugh Gaitskell - Oxford Reference

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   Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963) was a British politician and Labour party leader who modernized the party's ideology and re‐established its credibility. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and controversies from various Oxford Reference sources.

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   Who was Hugh Gaitskell?

   • Hugh Gaitskell was born in Kensington, London, the third and youngest child of Arthur Gaitskell (1869–1915), of the Indian Civil Service, and Adelaide Mary, née Jamieson (died 1956), whose father, George Jamieson, was consul-general in Shanghai and prior to that had been Judge of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan.

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   What impact did Gaitskell have on British politics?

   • (1906–63).As Labour party leader, Gaitskell exercised a more enduring impact on British politics than might be supposed from his brief ministerial career.

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   Did Hugh Gaitskell die too early?

   • True, there were paradoxes in the life of Hugh Gaitskell, who died 50 years ago this month, tragically too early to lead the party to the election victory he had triumphantly made possible. A principled man who had an extramarital affair with the Tory society hostess Ann Fleming, wife of the philandering creator of James Bond.

   It's time to revive the memory of Hugh Gaitskell, the best Labour PM

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   What if Hugh Gaitskell had lived?

   • While it would have been different if Gaitskell had lived and Wilson (who had himself resigned with Bevan in 1951) had not become prime minister, this negative image was still potent as late as 1994, when Peter Mandelson warned Gordon Brown that running against Blair for the leadership would mean depicting him as “Hugh Gaitskell or worse”.

   It's time to revive the memory of Hugh Gaitskell, the best Labour PM

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10. www.encyclopedia.com › hugh-todd-naylor-gaitskellHugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell | Encyclopedia.com

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    May 23, 2018 · Hugh Gaitskell (1906-1963) was a British Labour politician and leader from 1955 to 1963. He advocated moderate socialism, opposed Suez invasion and nuclear disarmament, and died suddenly after a speech at Blackpool.