Of all the great achievements of the 1945 Labour government, one stands out on the world stage. The NHS may have the greatest impact on our daily lives, but it is the creation of Nato that ushered in what is now approaching three-quarters of a century of peace between the nations of Europe.
Prime Minister Clement Attlee played a vital role in bringing together this unprecedented alliance of democracies. Then, as now, the promise that an attack on one member would be considered as an attack on all formed the foundation of British security policy. As such, Labour’s commitment to Nato is unshakable.
