POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 11

POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

ST. GEORGE'S BY-ELECTION LIVELY CAMPAIGN EXPECTED. (UKIXS» PSEBS BLECTSIO TELEa^AEH—COPXBIGHT,) (Received March Bth, 5.8 p.m.) LONDON, Marcl» 7. The Conservative. candidate, Mr Duff Cooper, opening at Westminster the St. George's tty-eleotion campaign, which promises to be of the liveliest nature, defended Mr Stanley Baldwin and the Conservative Party should be allowed to choose its own leader, or submit to the dictatorship of the Rothermere or the Beaverbrook section of the Press. THE MOSLEY GROUP. CHALLENGE BY LABOUR PARTY. (Received March Bth, 5.5 p.m.) , LONDON,, M«reh 7. The "Daily Herald" says; "The Labour Party intends to challenge the Mosley group in its Own constituencies. Official candidates are "now being selected. Mr Ramsay Mac Donald and other\memb er 8 of the Cabinet will speak on their behalf." RECRUIT FOR NEW PARITY. (Received March Bth, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, March 8. The "Sunday Express" says that Mr W. E. Allen, M.P. for Belfast West, is resigning from the Conservative Party to join Sir Oswald Mosley's-new Party. A COALITION OFFER. LORD BEAU CHAMP'S REJECTION (Received March Bth, 5,5 p.m.) LONDON, March 7. Lord Beauchamp, replying to the Conservative offers of iv reapproachment, told the Midland Liberals: "Speaking personally, I can give a complete and absolute refusal to the invitation that we should sacrifice our free trade principles in order to enter a coalition." < A NEWSPAPER SUGGESTION. LONDON, March 6. The political writer of "The Times"says:—There ip little d'wbt that the movement for some form of a LiberalConservative alliance is gaining ground considerably in > the country-, but it je realised that -the overtures must begin in the constituencies rather than the headquarters of the political parties. «'