SLIGHT ON COMMONS
BROADCASTING FIRST
SIR J..SIMON CRITICISED
(Received February 5, 1.30 p.m.)
LONDON, February 4. In the House of Commons Mr. G, A, Lansbury, Leader of the Opposition, protested against Sir John Simon, broadcasting a speech on the AngloFrench negotiations on Sunday instead of waiting to make his first announcement in the House of Commons, when questions could be put. 'Sir .John -Simon replied that he undertook the broadcast solely in order that the communique should be understood.
Sir Herbert Samuel. also said that he hoped that in the future a statement of such importance would first be made in the House of Commons.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 30, 5 February 1935, Page 10
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105SLIGHT ON COMMONS Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 30, 5 February 1935, Page 10
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