John Strachey was a British Labour politician and writer. Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 - 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer. A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929. He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley, and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding the New Party in 1931. He was once again elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 1945 and held office under Clement Attlee as Minister of Food and as Secretary of State for War