Orders of the Day — Prolongation of Parliament Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 30 September 1942.

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Photo of Mr John Tinker Mr John Tinker , Leigh

Will the hon. and learned Member consider the peculiar position of the Labour party? The men who come to this House for the Labour party are men who have had to fight their way in the trade union field, and they get on towards middle age before they receive recognition. Our party, therefore, consists of the elderly type more than any other party.