Seconding the Prime Minister's motion, which was supported by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Leader of the Liberal Opposition, and Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, said that the supreme issue raised, on which the House would expect guidance from the Select Committee, was the reconciliation of the exercise by the Government of powers which it was essential they should possess for the efficient administration of the coun-with the exercise by members of Parliayent of rights which it was essential they should possess for the preservation of the liberties of a free and democratic people.
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