The ballot coincided with a leadership election, where leader
Hugh Gaitskell saw off left-wing challenger
Harold Wilson. In the deputy leadership election, Brown and Callaghan both supported Gaitskell, while Lee was aligned with the left wing of the party.[1][2]
The ballot coincided with a leadership election, where leader
Hugh Gaitskell saw off left-wing challenger
Harold Wilson. In the deputy leadership election, Brown and Callaghan both supported Gaitskell, while Lee was aligned with the left wing of the party.[1][2]