Conservative and Liberal Cooperation on Finance Bill Amendment London, June 30. the House of Commons the Government were defeated on a minor point in the Finance Bill this evening by 220 votes to 165, but it isnot likely to lead to serious eon-sequences. "This is the seventh defeat since they cane into ofice.
Mr. Baldwin's attempt to secure an adjournment of the discussion until they knew whether the Government would accept the division or not was} subsequently defeated by 237 votes to 169. 'The Liberals, who had previously helped to carry the Conservative amendment, voted wit the Ministerialists on' the adjourn ment motion—Reuter, Government Again Defeated, London, July 2.
The Government suffered its eighth defeat in the House of Lords yesterday evening when the second Teading of the War Charges Validity Bill was negatived by 28 votes to 23.—Reuter,
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