THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT
QUESTION OF PROROGATION. • the times” service (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.l LONDON, December 17. In the Commons Lelere the Black Rod summoned members to hear the prorogation speech in the lands, All l/uislniry raised a point of privilege. Ho maintained that the Commons was entitled to decide whether it would adjourn without being interfered with by the Crown or any outside body. He referred to the remarkable scene m long, who" tho door v.:is looked nod tile Speaker forcibly detained in the chair, as an example of the preservation of the Commons’ privilege. Mr Lansbury said it would lie a crime to adjourn with nothing done to relieve unemployment. The Speaker ruled out Mr Lansbury’s claim and said the Constitution provided that l.lis Majesty could summon or prorogue Parliament.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1922, Page 3
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133THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1922, Page 3
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