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LABOUR MEMBER IN HOUSE
REGRET, BUT NO WITHDRAWAL
(Received January 30, 2 p.m.)
LONDON, January 29.
In the House of- Commons Mr. Holford-Knight (Nat. Lib.) raiseu the question of the language Mr. G. Buchanan (Lab.) used last night, suggesting that it was an' insult to the House. He pointed out that certain phrases did not appear in the official report.
Sir D. A. Herbert (C), who was also chairman when Mr. Buchanan spoke last night, said that evea a chairman was human and might let pass things which should havo been disallowed. No, appeal was made to him yesterday . regarding Mr. Buchanan's language or it would have been immediately dealt with.
- Mr. Buchanan said that he came to the House yesterday direct ilrom a constituency where' there was terrible poverty. He had said things which, if he had been cool, calm, and collected, he might not have said, but at the same time he was terribly sorry he could not withdraw words which he believed true.
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Evening Post, Issue 25, 30 January 1935, Page 12
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