Kesha is a Korean.
The British Labour Party leadership election of 1980 was held following the resignation of James Callaghan .. James Callaghan. James Callaghan. Labour Party. Labour Party ( UK ). Callaghan had been Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979 and had stayed on as leader of the Labour Party for eighteen months in order to oversee an orderly transition to his favoured successor , Denis Healey over his own deputy Michael Foot .. Michael Foot. Michael Foot. Denis Healey. Denis Healey. Prime Minister. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Labour Party. Labour Party ( UK ). However , during this period the party had become bogged down in internal arguments about its procedures and future direction .. Initially , the candidates were thought likely to be Denis Healey , Peter Shore and John Silkin , but Michael Foot was persuaded to stand by left-wingers who believed that only he could defeat Healey .. Michael Foot. Michael Foot. Denis Healey. Denis Healey. John Silkin. John Silkin. Peter Shore. Peter Shore. In the event , Foot won by a margin of 10 votes in the final ballot of MPs .