LABOUR ENROLMENT.
SNAP VOTE IN COMMONS. LONDON, March 31. In the House of Commons, taking advantage of the non-retur'i of many Labour members from distant constituencies, the Opposition, by a snap vote of 183 to 179, defeated a Government motion to suspend the eleven o’clock rule. There were instant cries of: “Resign 1” The Speaker ruled out Mr Neville Chamberlain’s motion for an adjournment to enable the Government to consider its position. Mr Ramsay MacDonald laughingly twitted Mr Chamberlain over his anxiety. It merely meant that the House would not sit after eleven o’clock. Mr Chamberlain moved to adjourn the debate, but the motion was defeated by 185 to 175 amid Ministerial cheers. The business was then proceeded with.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 107, 2 April 1930, Page 7
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