BRITISH POLITICS.
LABORITES RESENT LIBERALS* ‘' TACTICS. ,:f ■ ■ ' . % f (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received May 6, 1 p.m.) - LONDON, May 5. Several Ministers and Laborite moners in week-end speeches vigorously resented the Liberals’ attempt to browbeat the Government over proportional' representation. They declared it was not intended to make any terms with/ vj the Liberals, Miss Margaret Bondfield, speaking at Northampton, described the Liberal ulti* matuam as a political blunder of the first ! , magnitude. She said it was incredible ’ that any experienced Parliamentary),! party could imagine Labor would, either' - be cajoled or coerced into altering -its programme by threat of being turned out. They were ready for an election whenever the Liberals and Conservatives decided to force one. ■ ! ‘ i?
The Daily Herald does not expect the ; mmol’s of Liberal .reprisals will' prevent , the Liberals from supporting the' Government in reference to the McKenna duties,' ■ .
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16423, 6 May 1924, Page 5
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