Morgan Walter Phillips was a colliery worker and trade union activist who became the General Secretary of the British Labour Party, involved in two of the party's election victories.
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15 Facts About Morgan Phillips
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Morgan Phillips left school when he was 12 to become a colliery surface worker.
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Morgan Phillips was able to attend the Labour College, London for a two-year course in economic and social subjects.
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Morgan Phillips soon rose to become secretary of the party in 1944, formally renamed general secretary in 1960.
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Morgan Phillips revolutionised the organisation of the Party and aimed to appeal to a wider set of people and professions, a professional basis for the election victories in 1945 and 1950, that saw fewer trade unionists and more professionals elected to Parliament.
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Morgan Phillips called for recognition of middle class aspiration for wealth, home ownership and leisure opportunities, and warned against excessive emphasis on nationalisation.
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In 1957, Morgan Phillips joined Aneurin Bevan and Richard Crossman in suing The Spectator magazine for libel.
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Morgan Phillips' reputation rose in the unsuccessful 1959 general election campaign.
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Morgan Phillips understood journalists and gave concise and insightful answers.
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Morgan Phillips presented a clear analysis of what had happened during the election defeat and constructive proposals for the future, many of which are included in his paper, Labour in the Sixties, that laid foundations for the return to power of the Labour Party in 1964.
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Morgan Phillips published East meets West and various political and economic pamphlets.
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Morgan Phillips was a key figure in the international Labour movement and presided over several conferences of the International Socialist Committee from 1944 onwards.
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Morgan Phillips served as chairman of the Socialist International from its formation in 1948 until 1957.
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Morgan Phillips suffered a stroke in August 1960, at the height of his career, and retired as General Secretary in 1961, dying in early 1963.
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In Fulham Labour Party Morgan Phillips met Norah Lusher, later Baroness Morgan Phillips, whom he married in 1930.
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