POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 350, 18 March 1922, Page 6

POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

QUESTION OK PREMIER’S RESIGNATION.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received March 17, 1 p.m. LONDON, Alurcli 16. The political sifnalion remains rnosl ohicure and confused. The anti-Coalition ircss insists that the recent actions of the Conservative Party, as indicating a revolt ;igainst Mr Lloyd .George’s _ leadership, must force the Prime Minister's early resignation. On Iho other hand, the leading Conservatives themselves declare that their only ideal now is to re-imile the party, which owing to die defection of the “dicliards is in danger of disim-egration. They i |l -’, l,sl dial dm questions ot the Premier’s resignation, the composition ol the succeeding Miuisirv. and die time of the- general eleclion in in-1, he considered absolutely subsidiarv to the one crowning necessity of Cruiserviitivo unity. All. sectionsfh'uve mow cceed to sink the present and past differences and to stand together. the pro-(I-1111 inn 1 feeling of the party is against Mr Elovd George the party will leave him, II die feeling is favourable to him, the party will give him support, but in any Vase it will act as a whole, and a general amnesty between the followers and leaders will be declared. While the permanency of Ibis arrangement- cannot b.r guaranteed in view of the present political Mite of (lux. it is essentially a victory for dm great bulk of the moderate Conserva(L, members, who are neither “dicliards nor desperately enamoured of Iho Goalit ion

it is learned from sources in close touch with die Prime Minister dial dm relations between him and die Conservative, leaders are most amicable and that they are working in the' fullest co-operation. The nnlortniiate slate of the Premiei > health at present lenders personal coliter cin cs impossible. The sP'iy dial Mr Lloyd Georges resignation is in the hands oi Mr Austen Chaim hcrhiin is without foundation, and he Wifi certiiinlv go to Genoa. Muivover, he i very desirous of seeing Hip Irish question enmpleleiv liirougli. ft is undeniable that a gicai deal of unrest has been observable, not only among flic Conservative rank arm (if , l,ni also among the Coalition-Liberals, 1 horn h neither parly as a whole desires mt Inn,lV,-hale election. The opinion is inclining to iln view that October will bo the most suitable dale for the election, die inicrva! to be devoted to towards forming a Centre Party, which it. is understood bndi Mr Lloyd George and the Cabinet generally are convinced should be and eventually must >be formed.—A. and X.Z. cable. ' , , , , Lobbyists agree that. Lord Derby's re. fnsal of the offer of the Secretaryship of Stale for India destroys the last, hope of what some newspapers describe as the j fast dying Coalition. The lobbyists antiei--1 i j);(((. Mr Lloyd George’s early resignation. I—United Sendee.