Permanent historical factsheet

Resignation of James Ramsey MacDonald

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1924–1931Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1924

James Ramsey MacDonald1924

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Liberals & Conservatives vote against the Government on a "Workers Weekly" article

1931

James Ramsey MacDonald24 August 1931

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Resigns in order to head a National Coalition Government to seek financial confidence

James Ramsey MacDonald1931

London · Government / Labour Party Government

The Cabinet is split over MacDonalds cuts in employment benefit

Names involved

James Ramsey MacDonald

Provenance

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