BRITISH POLITICS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 58, 6 May 1924, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

THE LIBERAL ULTIMATUM.

LABOR COMMENT.

Press AsspHntion—Copyright. Australian and NZ. Cable Association (Received 11.5 a.m.) London, May 5.

Several Ministers and Laborites members of the House of Commons, in their 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 the Liberals. Miss Margaret Bondfield, speaking at Northampton, described the Liberal ultimatum 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 the programme by a threat of being turned out. They were ready for an election whenever the Liberals and Conservatives decided to force one. The Daily Herald doe> not expect the rumours of the Liberal reprisals to prevent the Liberals supporting the Government in reference to the 31cKenna duties.