100 Years Ago 

100 Years Ago – 9 April 1921

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9 April 1921

David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, agreed to meet with union officials in a bid to avoid an all-out general strike of the Triple Alliance. The unions signalled though that they intended there to be a strike which would commence within a few days.

The Proportional Representation Bill was rejected in the House of Commons on its second reading.