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The Labour Party is a political party which adopts the ideology of democratic socialism and social democracy.
Jeremy Corbyn stood down as leader following Labour's disastrous election defeat in December 2019.
Keir Starmer was elected the new leader in April 2020, while Angela Rayner became the new deputy leader.
Labour currently has 243 MPs in parliament.
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