REMOVAL OF MACE.
LABOUR MAN'S DEFENCE. CHARGES AGAINST POLITICIANS. LONDON". July 27. Id fho course of ;m 'address nt a meeting of the Independent Labour Party at Manchester Mr. E. >S*ndham, M.P. for Kirkdale, Liverpool, defended the, action of Mr. J. Beckett, M.P. for Peckham. in removing' the mace in the House, of Commons o week ago. Mr. Sanriham went on to say:— " Labour members of the. House of Commons can receive bribes to help pass doubtful bills in the interests of private individuals. It is known that Labour members have accepted money from moneylenders and other private interests. Labour members can get stupidly drunk in the House, but such conduct is not bad enough to create a demand for their expulsion." All the parties indignantly repudiate (ho charges.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20628, 29 July 1930, Page 9
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