NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 1 August 1923

1 AUGUST 1923

The House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion by Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, for the reinstatement of the suspended Glasgow Labour members.

Arthur Evans, the National Liberal MP for East Leicester, wrote to David Lloyd George, the former Prime Minister, stating his intention to join the Unionist party. Lloyd George replied saying that he hoped Evans would allow his constituents the chance to have a by-election to express their opinion on the move.

Heavy loss of life was reported following a rail crash in Germany. It happened as a night express train from Hamburg was run in two sections due to a heavy passenger load, with the two sections crashing killing 47 people.