The first Labour Government in the gardens of 10 & 11 Downing Street, 1924. James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), became Labour's first leader proper in 1922. As well as being Prime Minister from 22nd January 1924 to 3rd November 1924, he became Foreign Secretary, a dual role which alienated Arthur Henderson, who became Home Secretary. The ex-member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) Philip Snowden, became Chancellor of the Exchequer, whilst James Henry Thomas and John Robert Clynes, became Colonial Secretary and Lord Privy Seal respectively.

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