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If Hugh Gaitskell, the leader of the Labour Party, had not died at the age of 56 (born 9 April 1906) in January 1963 and had become Prime Minister of a Labour government after the general election on 15 October 1964, how would the policies of his government have differed from those of Harold Wilson in OTL.

Would Gaitskell have agreed to send British troops to Vietnam? As a person of principles and integrity I do not believe he would have introduced legislation to restrict the rights of Kenyan Asians with British passports to enter Britain.

Gaitskell's posthumous reputation is higher than that of subsequent Labour leaders, except for John Smith and possibly Michael Foot with left-wingers. Would he have been more or less popular with the voters than Wilson was?

If Gaitskell had a single figure majority after the October 1964 election, presumably he would have called a general election within two years. Most likely this would have been won by Labour with at least a good working majority. Would the Tories have won a general election in 1970 or 1971? There is also the question of likely successors to Gaitskell as Labour leader.
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