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{{Short description|Section of the British Labour Party's constitution concerning economic views}} {{for|the group in Labour student politics|Clause Four Group}} '''Clause IV''' is part of the Labour Party Rule Book which sets out the aims and values of the British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. The original clause, adopted in 1918, called for [[common ownership]] of industry, and proved controversial in later years; [[Hugh Gaitskell]] attempted to remove the clause following Labour's loss in the [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959 general election]]. In 1995, under the leadership of [[Tony Blair]], a new Clause IV was adopted. This was seen as a significant moment in Blair's redefinition of the party as [[New Labour]], but has in the years since survived beyond the New Labour branding.
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