PARLIAMENT MEETS
IN TENSE ATMOSPHERE.
(Received 4th May, noon.)
LONDON, 3rd May.
The House of Commons, opened with the customary questions. A tenseness of atmosphere was apparent, with cheering and counter-cheering and laughter as the leaders entered. Colonel Ashley, Minister of Transport, announced that the Ministry of Transport had arranged for a service of mo-tor-cars to convey members of the Commons to and from Parliament. The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, at the end of the questions presented a message from the King, declaring a State of Emergency. He moved that a humble address be presented to Hia Majesty thanking him for the message. The Labour members insisted on a division on the address, which was carried by 308 votes to 108.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 105, 4 May 1926, Page 7
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