LABOUR OUTBURST
ATTACK ON ROYAL FAMILY
LONDON, February 5.
The. statement' of the Minister of Labour in the House was welcomed by all parties, though several Labourites warned the Government not to expect that the agitation would wholly cease, and demanded.the elimination of the basis of family assessments.
Mr. J. McGovern (Lab., Shettlestoh), in a fiery speech, violently attacked the Royal Fatally. He said that the King's, 25 years reign had been a period of progress for many,-but had seen the gradual dragging down of the great mass of the people.- He demanded to know what these, had to celebrate." He quoted the incomes of King George and the Duke of Kent, and said: "These parasites are living on the wealth' of this country."
The Deputy Speaker intervened and called Mr. McGovern to order.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 32, 7 February 1935, Page 11
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