The Archive · 1930

Labour Party Split

London, Nov. 22

Smouldering left wing discontent over "the Government's compromises with capitalism" (evidenced by disciplinary meetings of the Parliamentary Labour Party to chastise disloyalty) burst into flame Glasgow to-dey ata meeting of big five" Clydeside Labour members of the House of Commons.

They resolved to support Mr. Bailie Irwin in the Exst Renfrew by-election despite the Government's disavowal of Mr, Irwin's candidature, The militants hope to have a! score of Labour members of Parlia-lent in East Renfrew, including it Oswald Mosley, next week "fighting the workers' battle against the Government." Host fies, which virtually are between the Government and the Independent Labour Party, centre about the latter's decision (o oppose the Government in the House of Commons whenever the Government! departs from LIP. policy.

The Liberal "News-Chronicle" today foreshadows dramatic events in which prominent Cabinet ministers will figure, which may change the whole political situation before

embarrassments the Government is is s in addition to internal faced with a series of determined Conservative censure motions relating to the recent Imperial Conference, Safeguarding, the lapsing of the Dye-stuffs Agt, and Unemployment Insurance—Reuter.

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