League of Empire Loyalists
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The League of Empire Loyalists (LEL) was a British pressure group (also called a "ginger group" in Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations), established in 1954. Its ostensible purpose was to stop the British Empire's dissolution. The League was a small group of current or former members of the Conservative Party led by Arthur K. Chesterton, a former leading figure in the British Union of Fascists, who had served under Sir Oswald Mosley. The League found support from some Conservative Party members, although most of the Conservative leadership disliked it.[1]
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League of Empire Loyalists | |
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Abbreviation | LEL |
Leader | A. K. Chesterton |
Founded | 1954; 70 years ago (1954) |
Dissolved | 7 February 1967; 57 years ago (7 February 1967) |
Split from | Conservative Party |
Merged into | National Front |
Membership | 2,000–3,000 (1960s est.) |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right |
Colours | Red White Blue |
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