an overwhelming vote the nation has endorsed the mandate AD asked for by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, an: behalf of the National Government. Only two of the former ministers in the Labour Government, who turned against the Prime Minister, were returned.
These are Sir Stafford Cripps and ats. George Lansbury.
'Mr.' Arthur Henderson, Mr. J. R. Clines, Bir. A. V. Kalexander, Mr.
Herbert Morrison, Mr. Tom Shaw, Dr.: Addison, Miss, Margaret Bondfield, Mr. Arthur Hayday, Chairman of the ffrades. Union Congress, and others lost their seats in what "had: turned out to, be a landslide in favour of National Government. Mr. Lloyd George's Free Trade Liberals have Saffered along with the Labour Opposition. The overwhelming strength of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons represents an enormous turnover of votes throughout the country against which the Labour Opposition mustered 'j) rather less than half.
"while the country has shown its; approval of Mr. MacDonald's Government, the Prime Minister has Beored a personal success in winning, his fight at Seaham Harbour upon which the eyes of the nation and the rid have been fastened with inest. "Despite indications that there was a possibility of losing, the Premier defeated his Labour rival by. over 5,000. votes, the Com junist. candidate registering _less 1,000. votes, The Premier indicated his stand before the electorate, dei Ayia oral Labour Party" and the fact that his opponent was an off-lal of that party.
"Tio prospects, of an enlarged Cabinet" and a. roshuifling of some the portfolios has been occupying, poltiitns and tye Pre following the Government's confidently anticipated that the' Cabinet. will be increased twenty, the prevent "number of ten Being' considered too small, © The mainnes of Btz, Neville Chamberlain and Mx, Walter Runciman are can-Vansed for the post. of Chancellor the Exchequer in place of Mr. Inovdeny whose translation to the fouse of Lots is considered most pia iii oan Well be able assist the Lords from the majority of commercial leentres have been very encouraging for some weeks past and to-day comes news that the great industrial Jdistricts are showing more signs fof activity than they have done since the commencement of the de-'The demand for factory Several, hundred "Gluagow men, steadily grow
who have been idle for months,
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