BRITISH POLITICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 25 February 1931, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

TRADE DISPUTES BILL HANGING BY A THREAD THE GOVERNMENT’S TROUBLES (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON. 24th February. The fate of the Tracies Disputes Bill continues to hang by a thread. The Attorney General, Sir William Jowitt, met Labourites and explained secretly the difficulties confronting the Government in fulfilling its pledge owing to the attitude of the Liberals, who are insisting on the stiffening of limitations of sympathetic strikes. The Conservatives certainly would support any Liberal amendment in that direction. The inevitable result would be the defeat of the Government.

It is understood that the Labourites made it clear that they would prefer to lose the Bill rather than see it weakened. As a matter of fact it is already too weak and not the Bill they expected. ’

In the meantime fhe Government’s troubles are increased by the prospect of Sir Oswald Mosley’s resignation, accompanied by his wife. Lady Cynthia, and also possibly Mr W. J. Brown and Mr John Strachey. A new Mosley manifesto is being issued advocating the control of imports by tariffs, an economic partnership with the dominions, and the stabilisation qf the internal general price level. The “Daily Herald” hints at the possibility of an alliance between Sir Oswald Mosley and Lord Beaverbrook.

MR CHURCHILL RELATIONS WITH CONSERVATIVES Mr Churchill at a meeting of constituents defended his resignation from the Business Committee of the Conservative Party, He found, as a member, be could not give full effect to his convictions about India. He agreed to Conservative delegates taking part in the Round Table Conference, but he was surprised and alarmed at the sudden landslide of opinion which took place. He could only say that upon India Mr Baldwin and ho “do not mean the same thing.” MOSLEY GROUP WITHDRAWALS FROM LABOUR PARTY (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, 24th February. It is now stated that only four of the seventeen members of the Mosley group will resign from the Labour Party. The other thirteen signatories of the original manifesto declare that they cannot follow in withdrawing from the party.