Lloyd George Resigns Forcing Out by Tories
The Unionist wing of Lloyd George’s followers faces desertion as the coalition shows signs of collapse. A meeting led by Austen Chamberlain decides on Unionist withdrawal from the coalition.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
20
The Unionist wing of Lloyd George’s followers faces desertion as the coalition shows signs of collapse. A meeting led by Austen Chamberlain decides on Unionist withdrawal from the coalition.
In a decisive vote 186 to 87 the House rejected Chamberlain's coalition pledge and backed a general election. Lloyd George resigns as prime minister. Bonar Law is invited to form a new Conservative ministry but cannot immediately lead without uniting Unionists. A looming dissolution and byelections loom as Law seeks support and a viable cabinet.
Amid political upheaval at Carlton Club, Lloyd George offers cabinet resignations to the king after coalition splits. Bonar Law gains influence as Chamberlain and others depart, while Irish policy and postwar restructuring loom.
The article profiles Lloyd George as a dominant WWI era statesman who outlasted Paris Big Four peers, led Britain in postwar talks, and steered Ireland peace efforts. It traces his rise from Manchester birth in 1863 to a modest upbringing and early career, noting his limited formal education and later political ascent.
A historical profile describes a Welsh prime minister known for rapid policy shifts and blunt counter attacks. He drew praise for popularity and notoriety for opportunistic reversals, earning frequent photographs despite criticism from opponents and critics alike.
Vice-President Calvin Coolidge, visiting New York, predicted that Republicans would control both houses of Congress in November with the party bolstered by the current support and momentum.
A novel excerpt describes Wells’s Men Like Gods, a vivid future romance of science where a simple Englishman’s car ride into the Seventh Dimension yields towering adventures. The work is billed as one of Hearst’s top November novels alongside another Irish governance note.
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