The Labour Party in Britain achieved its first ever absolute parliamentary majority in the 1945 general election, at the tail end of the Second World War. Historically a socialist and internationalist party founded with the aim of providing parliamentary representation to trade unionists and the working class, Labour formed its first ever majority government in 1945 with a promise to accompany Britain’s colonies toward higher living standards, social fairness, economic development, and political empowerment. As part of a multifaceted set of policies towards eventual colonial self-rule, the Labour government and Britain’s Trades Union Congress aimed to foster the development of trade unions, on the British model, in all the colonies.