# Independent Labour Party is founded (1893)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1893-independent-labour-party-is-founded
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Socialists and labour activists created a party committed to working-class political representation. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1893 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. It helped build the organizational foundations of the later Labour Party.

## Why it matters
It helped build the organizational foundations of the later Labour Party.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Independent Labour Party is founded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Independent+Labour+Party+is+founded&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Independent Labour Party is founded](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Independent+Labour+Party+is+founded)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)