SOCIAL SECURITY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 February 1943, Page 4

SOCIAL SECURITY

CONSIDERATION OF BEVERIDGE REPORT LABOUR PARTY’S ATTITUDE. NATIONAL EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, February 24. The National Executive of the Labour Party, after a discussion on the House of Commons Beveridge debate, reaffirmed the resolution adopted by the National Council of Labour, approving the principles of the report and calling on the Government for early legislation to give general effect to the report. The General Council of the Trades Union Council, after considering the circumstances arising from the Parliamentary debate on the Beveridge report, isued a statement: “While reaffirming the previous declarations in support of the principles of the Beveridge report, the Council expressed confidence in the Labour members of the Government.” The Parliamentary Labour Party, at a full meeting, discussed the differences over last week’s division in the House of Commons on the Beveridge report. Messrs Attlee and Herbert Morrison defended the Labour Ministers’ action over the report. Only one of those present suggested the Ministers should leave the Government, but he found no support. The meeting was quiet. No vote of confidence or vote of censure was suggested.