The Archive · 1912

A Parliamentary Crisis

LIBERALISM AND LABOUR

London, July 2. remarkable Parliamentary crisis hae occurred owing to the Liberals preparing to contest the Hanley constitution which became vacant awing to the death of Mr. Enoch Edwards, the Labour Member. The Labour party has thr tened to contest the Crewe Constiquency, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. W. McLaren (Lib.) unless the Liberal candidate is withdrawn from Hanley, and they also threaten to withdraw entirely from the House of Commons during the next fortnight and concentrate their efforts upon supporting the Labour candidates, thus depriving the Government of forty-four votes.

Mr. Rittner has been adopted the Conservative candidate at Hanley, and Mr. Outhwaite the Liberal candidate. The North Staffordshire Miners' Federation will select the Labour candid te.

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