Word: benn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Liberal. A revolt within the Liberal Party was incepted when Captain W. Wedgwood Benn, M. P. for Leith, wrote to a prominent Liberal newspaper: "I cannot acknowledge in any way, direct or indirect, Mr. Lloyd George as my leader in the House of Commons . . . The vital fault is want of trust. The people have no confidence, and rightly so, in Mr. Lloyd George...
Captain Wedgwood Benn, D. S. 0., Liberal M. P. for Leith, delivered an impassionate plea for housing laws that will require all apartments and rented houses to be fitted with baths. He stoutly denied that the bathtub is a luxury...