EAGERLY AWAITED.
GOVERNMENT’S NEXT MOVE. MORAL DEFEAT SEEN. LONDON, May 9. The Government’s next move after last night’s sensational debate is eagerly awaited. Lord Halifax (Foreign Minister) called on .Mr Chamberlain at No. 10 Downing Street, after which the Prime Minister drove to the House of Commons. He smiled broadly as a crowd of a hundred people at Downing Street cheered. The lateness of the debate prevented a full-toned expression ot opinion from European countries, although almost all the neutral Press describe the vote as a moral defeat for Mr Chamberlain.'At the-same time they express admiration for the frankness with which the whole situation was ventilated. The Evening News and the Star editorially interpret the vote as marking the end of Mr Chamberlain’s leadership. The House of Commons agreed to adjourn until May 21 after the Government had given an assurance that it would be recalled earlier if necessary. The Press Association’s political writer says: “Even last night’s antiGovernment voters now believe that Mr Chamberlain will not resign. Some think he may formally hand in his resignation and then construct a new Government.” Reuter’s political correspondent says Mr Chamberlain ha.s invited the rebel members of his Government to a conference.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19400510.2.80
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 137, 10 May 1940, Page 7
Word Count
200EAGERLY AWAITED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 137, 10 May 1940, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in