Word: parliament
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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More Later. Much of what it had accomplished would be revealed to the world some time next week, when Prime Minister Winston Churchill is expected to report to Parliament. For the present, its achievements were set forth in an official communique in which words were strictly rationed. Most important sections...
...long moribund Liberal Party, with its minuscule representation in Parliament (19 members out of 615), "Bev" was indeed a catch. Even the rumored intention of Field Marshal Montgomery to join the Party after the war paled before the presence of Britain's No. 1 social-security expert among the Liberal members. With a general election likely next year, both the Liberal Party and its distinguished recruit firmly believe that Britain is on the eve of a Liberal revival- a genuine interest by the "disillusioned"' middle classes in the Party's progressive program. With pride Party chiefs pointed...
...most of the convening cabbies retained their caustic composure. When elderly Bill Cox told them that their powerful Transport and General Workers' Union frowned on sectional representation because it already had 16 members in Parliament, the cabbies overrode him, voted to go ahead. Grunted Spokesman Ted Morland of Fulham: "It's abaht time our ruddy trade got a look in. I wouldn't mind getting on me hind legs meself and telling ol' Winnie wot he ought to do abaht...
...momentous social security plan (see below) laid a firm floor under British internal policy. Three days later the Conservative Government turned to foreign affairs. In two important speeches, on successive days, Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Minister Anthony Eden laid the basis for future British policy in Europe. With Parliament as a world rostrum, Anthony Eden announced in effect that Britain had returned to her traditional policy of balance of power in a Europe from which Germany would be eliminated. To the countries of Europe's Atlantic community -France, the Low Countries, Norway-he proposed in effect a West...
...Also seized were all lands belonging to the Polish Government in Exile, to German citizens, to Poles convicted in Lublin's courts of treason or assisting the Germans. Seizure of property belonging to the Catholic Church or to "religious communities" would be decided on later when a Sejm (parliament) was elected...