Word: bonar
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...days later an uproar occurred in the House at question time, inspired chiefly by the defeat of the Government on the question of treatment of ex-service men. When Bonar Law entered the House, ironical cheers greeted him from the Labor benches. Conservatives, not to be outdone, brought their vocal chords to play in opposition to the Laborite jeers. Peace was restored to the House a little later; but on the appearance of Major Boyd-Carpenter to answer questions, the House once more resounded with boos and shoos. It is common knowledge that the gallant major looks like a " guilty...
Some time later a scene occurred that has been described as " one of the worst since the days of Parnell." It started by an insistance from the Labor benches that Mr. Bonar Law, the Premier, answer questions personally. This he was unable to do, owing to his throat trouble. A statement to this effect was a signal for a general outburst of Laborite fury. The Red Flag was sung, and the uproar became so terrific that the Speaker was compelled to adjourn the session. In the general exit a good deal of inadvertent jostling occurred. One Laborite complained that...
...unemployed threatening the political life of Bonar...
...Andrew Bonar Law: "In reply to a question asked me in the House of Commons, I replied that estimates in the War Office are based on the assumption that no great war is to be expected within a decade from...
...Hamar Greenwood, former Chief Secretary for Ireland: "The London Daily Sketch published a detailed account of an Irish plot to assassinate Bonar Law, Lloyd George, myself, and others high in the British Government...