The Parliamentary situation at Home develops apace, but, be it noted, not at all along the lines of the first messages following the lection result. Myr. Baldwin, according to news at the time of writing, retains his position as leader of the Conservative Party, and rather than see a Labour Government, the Liberals are apparently prepared to accord him sufficient support so that he may carry on until such time as the country may have made up its mind. Readers will remember that the suggestion was put forward that Mr. Baldwin would retire from the leadership of the Conservative Party, opening the way for Lord Derby or Mr. Austen Chamberlain, but that is no longer suggested. The fact of the matter is that neither of these two, though both able men, can
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