Michael Foot

Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

	Use attributes for filter !
Gender	Male
Death	13 years ago
Date of birth	July 23,1913
Zodiac sign	Leo
Born	Plymouth
	United Kingdom
Date of died	March 3,2010
Died	London
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Jill Craigie
Party	Labour Party
Education	Wadham College
	Leighton Park School
	University of Oxford
	Plymouth College
Siblings	Dingle Foot
	Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
	John Foot, Baron Foot
Books	Aneurin Bevan, 1897‑1960
	Aneurin Bevan, 1897-1960, H. G.: The History of Mr. Wells
	Debts of honour
	Loyalists and loners
	Aneurin Bevan, a biography
	Aneurin Bevan, 1897-1960
	H. G.: The History of Mr. Wells
	The Pen and the Sword: Jonathan Swift and the Power of the Press
Movies/Shows	Yellow Caesar
	Labour's Old Romantic
	The Deal
Previous position	Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom (1980–1983)
Grandparents	Isaac Foot
	Angus Mackintosh
	Eliza Ryder
	Sarah Dingle
Great grandparent	William Dingle
	James Foot
Awards	NME Award for Best Dressed
Date of Reg.	2019-02-12 15:29:03
Date of Upd.	2023-09-27 12:28:25
ID	408130

Send edit request

Michael Foot Life story

Michael Mackintosh Foot FRSL was a British politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on Tribune and the Evening Standard. He co-wrote the 1940 polemic against appeasement of Hitler, Guilty Men, under a pseudonym.

Labour guide: A century of UPS and downs in the charts

Feb 16,2020 10:19 am

... labour suffered heavy defeats in front of the in 1983, labour, under Michael Foot, won only seven seats more than the current record...

General election 2019: Does Labour need a new direction after Corbyn?

Feb 16,2020 9:10 am

... Jeremy Corbyn s election result brought back memories of Michael Foot (right) in 1983, rather than Tony Blair (centre) in 1997, 2001 and 2005 Well placed sources thought Labour would suffer a net loss of seats but wouldn t fall below 230...