Ian Mikardo

A committed socialist and Zionist who spent four decades as a Labour Member of Parliament, choosing to stay a backbencher and party organizer rather than seek ministerial office. He chaired the Labour Party in 1970-71, sat on its National Executive Committee for nearly three decades, and served as vice-president and then honorary president of the Socialist International, publishing influential pamphlets including Keep Left while remaining a steady friend of Israel within the Labour movement.