BRITISH POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1931, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

OFFERS OF -PEERAGE.

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.!

LONDON, September 7,

The “Daily Herald” says: “When the Government resigns, peerages will be offered to Mr MacDonald, Mr 'Snowden, and Mr Thomas. The paper believes that Mr MacDonald will decline the honour, and will retire for a while from political life, taking a voyage round the world.

Mr Snowden, it says, is likely to accept a peerage, but Mr J. H. Thomas will contest the Derby seat.

LABOUR'S ATTITUDE

LONDON, September- 7

Rt. Hon. A. Henderson ('Deader of the Labour Party) in a message to the Labour Party, through the “Daily Herald” says : —“A course of vigorous whole-hearted opposition to the new' Government can be followed without personal recriminations against old colleagues, who, doubtless, have been actuated by deep convictions; but this will not deter us from resolutely submitting our policies to Parliament.”

GOVERNMENT PRESS ‘ - ANTICIPATION'S.

LONDON, September 7

The “Daily Telegraph" estimates that the 1 Government supporters on a confidence division will be made up of 261 Conservatives, 58 Liberals, nine Labourites, and four Independents, a total of 332, out of 615 members of the Commons, this leaving a ‘ Labour 'Opposition of 283 members. 'lt is expected that the Government's normal majority will be fifty. The “Daily Mail” points out that Mr Henderson (Leader of the Labour Party) will have to walk warily in leading the Opposition as many of the .Labourites resent the fact that the late Ministry went as far is it did in the direction of economies in the social services.