First, it was Neil Kinnock, whom he helped to rescue Labour from the pit into which it had descended in the early 1980s.
After John Smith died in 1994 Mr Kilfoyle threw his considerable weight behind Tony Blair, being the second to sign his nomination papers and joining his campaign team because he hoped Mr Blair could rescue Labour from languishing in opposition.
The bonds of loyalty in this group, which sees itself as responsible for rescuing the Labour party from itself, are binding and in some cases lifelong; Jowell is godmother to one of the children of Alastair Campbell and Lord Mandelson is godfather to her son, Matthew.
"And then I thought I'd make speeches in the Commons, and join up with people who shared the critique, and we might be able to rescue the Labour party, the same at the Labour party conference – but I found that the poor old Labour party, most of its democracy had been crushed.
Only the unions affiliated to R2W and others now working with us can rescue the labour movement.
One of Labour's greatest challenges – in Labour's ranks John Denham makes this point – is rescuing the public's trust that Labour will deliver services cost-effectively, as part of its recovery of a general reputation for competence in office.
Nestlé confirmed to DanWatch that it bought coffee from two plantations where workers were rescued from forced labour by Brazilian authorities last summer, and that it has suspended deliveries pending a Brazilian investigation into the matter.
They were always conflicted, inclined in office to do good by stealth, signified by Gordon Brown renaming many benefits "tax credits", a meaningless disguise – though Labour rescued 800,000 children from poverty and greatly improved life for many families.
As part of their plan to "rescue" the NHS, Labour have pledged to employ an extra 20,000 NHS nurses by 2020.
"There are no kickbacks when it comes to rescuing boys and girls from child labour", he observes.
