BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 99, 9 December 1911, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE INSURANCE BILL

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, December 8.

The friendly societies have petitioned the House of Lords to amend the Insurance Bill to enable the pay lor sickness benefit to be given from the first day’s illness, instead of the fourth. . .

’llls British Constitution Association urges the House of Lords to reject or to submit the Bill to a poll of the people. HOME RULE. London, December 8. Mr Bonar Law, at Bootle, emphasised the utter impossibility of Home Rule being carried, as part of the Liberals had made a corrupt political bargain. He remarked that although to grant Home Rule, from a party standpoint, would be an advantage to the Unionists, inasmuch as the Nationalists were solidly against them, the Unionists were determined to oppose Home Rule to the last gasp. When the time came . there would ho no shrinking. Strong action was required to defeat one of the most ignoble conspiracies ever formed against the liberties of freeborn men. i THE NAVAL PRIZE BILL. (Received 9, 8.15 a.m.) London, December 8. The Naval Prize Bill was read a third time, by 172 to 125. Athcrlcy •Jones’s amendment was negatived by 212 to 115. Sir Robert Findlay, Sir Edward Grey, and others re-discussed the conversion of merchantmen. Sir Edward Grey declared that the Bill had not pledged the country to ratify the Declaration, and if others hung back we would do the same. COAL MINES BILL. (Received 9, 8.15 a.m.) London, December 8. The Coal Mines Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords. HOUSING THE WORKERS.

(Received 9, 8.15 a.m.) London, December 8

Colonel Griffiths Boscawen introduced the Unionists’ Social Reform Committee’s Housing of Work jug Classes Bill, which proposed clearing the slums, providing accommodation in the towns and country districts, the Treasury to grant, one million yearly to the local authorities, and the net cost of the authorities’ operations, under tho supervisoin of three housing commissioners, one of whom will be medical officer.