SENSATION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
LADY ASTOR'S ALLEGATION OF A BRIBE LICENSING MEASURE LONDON, February 9. During the second reading of a bill to permit hotels and restaurants to sell liquor till midnight in London and 11 p.m. in the provinces, | there was a sensation when Lady Astor (Conservative) declared that there had been a member of the House to whom the licensed trade had offered £2OOO to defend the measure. When asked by the Speaker to supply his name, Lady Astor said she could not as the member she had in mind was now dead. Amid uproar the Speaker said: Then there is no accusation against the present House? Lady Astor: I do not think you can say so with honesty. This aroused further uproar and a demand for a withdrawal, an apology or justification. After some confusion the statement was withdrawn. The bill passed the second reading by 116 votes to 71.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21087, 12 February 1934, Page 9
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