Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, (3 January 1888 – 6 March 1965) was a British Labour politician.

He was Minister of Transport during the 1929–1931 Labour Government. He became Leader of the London County Council in the 1930s. He lost to Clement Attlee in the Labour leadership election that year, but later acted as Home Secretary.

Herbert Morrison

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Catalogue of the Morrison papers held at LSE Archives

Herbert Morrison on The Blitz audiobook CD

1888 births

1965 deaths

British people of World War II

Secretaries of State for the Home Department

UK MPs 1923–1924

UK MPs 1929–1931

UK MPs 1935–1945

UK MPs 1945–1950

UK MPs 1950–1951

UK MPs 1951–1955

UK MPs 1955–1959

Labour Party (UK) MPs

Politicians from London

Leaders of the Opposition (United Kingdom)

Herbert Morrison