The Labour League of Youth (LLY) was the youth organisation of the British Labour Party from 1926 to c. 1960,[1] when it was replaced by the Young Socialists. Two separate organisations existed, separated by the Second World War, the post-war League being more tightly controlled by the party.[1] In the 1930s, the league included far left elements, such as Trotskyists and Communists; the chairman in its last years, Ted Willis, worked with and later became secretary of the Young Communist League.[2] The organisation accepted members from the ages of 16 to 25.

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  1. 1 2 Barberis, Peter; McHugh, John; Tyldesley, Mike. Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th Century. A&C Black, 2000, p284
  2. ↑ Graham Stevenson


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