LIBERAL AND LABOUR
PARTIES MEETING TO EXPLORE SITUATION HOPE OF ACCOMMODATION (British Official Wireless.) (Received 13th June, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, 12th June. The Leaders of the Liberal and Labour Parties met to-day to explore the situation that has arisen,over the Liberal Party's amendment to an important clause in the land taxation, proposals of the Government's Finance Bill. The deliberations will probably be continued during the week-end. The newspapers express the belief that accommodation is likely to be found and that the crisis anticipated in Mr. Lloyd George's /Edinburgh speech yesterday may be avoided. In to-day's conversations the Prime Minister was accompanied by ■ the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, who is in charge of the Finance Bill, and Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Herbert Samuel attended on behalf of the Liberals. A full meeting of the Liberal Parly on Monday will finally decide the action to be taken on the amendment, which is tabled for consideration in the House of Commons o* Tuesday.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 13
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