BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1923, Page 7

BRITISH POLITICS.

READY TO RESBGN. By lvlecraj)h—Pr«M Assn—Copyright. London, Dec. 23. The political correspondent of the Sunday Times says that Mr. Baldwin •ieeh acutely the misfortune he has brought on tho party and will intimate vo hie . e upporter«j that he is prepared to resign the leadership. On that point, however, he will be reassured, for there is no desire to swap horses when crossing the stream. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, at Elgin, said he was sorry he could not tell them what wae about to happen, because he was not sure that the Labour Party was going to get fair iplay. (He had a suspicion that between January 4 and 8 there was going to be an attempt to “wangle” the constitution, eo that democracy might not have fair play. FORECAST OF KING’S SPEECH. London, Dec. 20. The Daily Mail predict* that the King’s Speech at the opening of Parliament will reiterate the Government’s belief that protection of home industries will cure unemployment and also deal lengthily with the intention to ratify the conclusions of the 'lmperial and Economic Conferences. It will also emphasise that the Singapore dock is essential to Empire defence. The Admiralty’s view is that no future Government which conducts an inquiry will cancel the Singapore project.