The official division list of the House of Commons shows that 238 members voted against the mow! Prayer Book, instead of 247, as Previously stated. Thus the" ma-Jority for the rejection of the Prayer Book was The ing how wera. obliterated, The supporters of the are included Mr, Stanley Baldwin, the Premier; Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty; Sir, Austen Chaniberlain, the Foreign! Secretary; Lord Hugh Cecil; Sir Samuel Hoare,, Minister for Air; the Hon. W, G. A. Ormaby-Gore, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies; and Mr, John Buchan, all Conservatives; and the following members of the Labour Party:—Mr, Sidney Webb, President of the Board of Trade in the Labour Cabinet of 1924; Mr. George Lans and Mr, F. W. Pethick-Lawrence; and also' Sir William Edge (Liberal) and Mr. Austin Hopkinson (Independent).
The opponents of the measure, included Sir Thomas Inskip,_ the Solicitor-General; Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary; Sir! Reginald Hall; Lady Astor; "and Mrs, Hilton Philipson, all Conserva. tives; and the following members of the Labour Party:—afr. J. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Golonieg in the Labour Cabinet 1924; Col. Josiah Wedgwood; Mr. tle; and Miss Lavrence, ier, Mr. Lloyd George, and Sir John Simon were the most, notable members of the Liberal Party who voted against the measure, on their behalf.
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