1917 Russian Revolution 1918 Labour adopts new constitution. No longer a Tederation. tionally organised. with individual membership ainterch Enectonne eld. s oupta. chauvinism promoted by National Liberal Tory Labour gets 2.5 million total ol ll milon. Labour now the largest op position party witn ou wirs 1921 Formation of Communist Party of Great Britain.
Black Friday. Coal bosses insist wages are paid on district not national level. Miners Federation call on Triple Alliance partners in transport and rail support their strike. Miners' allies fail to act aa rie AuHance is sunk.
1922 General Election won by Tories, Labour gets 142 and polls 4.2 million votes, geting seats than National Liberals and Asquith Liberals combined. JT Communist MP at Westminster. 1923 - For the first time ever.
General Election Labour takes office dependent on Liberal votes. Labour has 191 seats. the Tories have 259 and the Liberals 159. 1924 Labour government defeated by combined votes of Tories and Liberals, MacDonald resigns. Lones win General Election geting 415 seats. Labour lose 40 seats but increasc overall vote by Over olle ion.
1925 Red Friday. Miners refuse to accept wage cut.
TUC places embargo on all movement of coal. Tories backdown but prepared for showdown. TUC does not prepare. 1926 General Strike. Big defeat for trade union movemene 1929 veneral clection 5.437,000 to 8,360,000 winning 287 seats, Tories nave 200 seats and Liberals 3y. MacDonald forms government.
May Committee set up bv House of Commoncto recommend ways cuts could be made in national expenditure. C saei uitproymen benem, drong wit cuts in teachers salaries, grants in aid, inservice police pay and public expenditure Cabinet agrees on cuts totalling E56,250,000. TUC opposes all cuts.
MacDonald proposes new list of cuts to cabinet, including dissent. MacDonald tells King he has 'resignation of cabinet in his pocket'.
MacDonald that must Minister to form National Government. MacDonald heads National Government supported LORC Thomas and Lord Sankey join him.
Government imposes including cuts of 10 percent in unemployment Henderson becomes new leader of Labour Party. MacDonald expelled from Labour Party. General Election. Labour contests 519 seats. Natonal Labour contests 21, these Labour MPs Labour loses 237 seats and has now only 52 MPs. National Labour has 13 MPs and Tories 471 and Liberals 33.
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DESDEC wave voles out of TT CILDIENCWUOIUOCCOBCSBS goes ommittee recommends 20 percent percent cut in dole. Eight Ministers King George stresses to stay on as Prime Snowdon, National cuts totalling t70 million.
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