Word: backbenches
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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Last week Churchill's youngsters were getting so rebellious that the master himself decided to drop in on the backbench organization still known as the 1922 Committee, though only a handful of today's backbenchers were M.P.s in 1922. The Prime Minister got a rousing cheer when he told the rebels of the government's plans "to denationalize road haulage at the earliest possible moment." Then, step by step, the Prime Minister covered the points at issue. "He went over the same old ground," said one backbencher, "but somehow, if the Old Man took you from Piccadilly...