The Archive · 1936

Budget Leakage Report Accepted by Parliament

London, June 11.

Mr, 3. H, Thomas, until recently Colonial Secretary, and Sir Alfred' Bult, Conservative member for the Balham. and Tooting division of Wandsworth, both of whom were affected by the findings of the Budget Tribunal, spoke for the last time in the House of Commons to-day during the debate on Budget disclosures.

In the course of personal statements, both announced their intention to resign-from Parliament.

'A crowded House felt keenly their acute distress and listened to their statements in unbroken' silence, Mr. Thomas, speaking in a low voice, said "he Intended to accept without that, In resigning from the Govern: ment, he took the only course open to him in his position, He did not propose to enter into a detailed discussion of the Report of the Tribunal, to the impartiality of which he paid tribute, but he was entitled to declare before the House that he had never consciously given away any secret] Budget information,

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