Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 December 1949.
While appreciating the various pressures to which the Prime Minister is naturally subjected, may I ask whether he is aware that the people of this country will not agree to the continued expenditure of more than £2 million every day of the year in the mistaken idea that this will make the world secure for the United States of America and for this country?