18 DECEMBER 1926, Page 2

On Monday, Lord Grey of Fallodon at a dinner to

Mr. Vivian Phillipps made an extremely outspoken speech on his position in the Liberal Party. He said that in 1924 there were very unsatisfactory negotiations about the party funds and Mr. Lloyd George's action even at that time created at headquarters the feeling that there was no unity. Later, Mr. Lloyd George's land campaign intensi- fied the disunion and finally at the crisis of the General Strike Mr. Lloyd George declined to meet his fellow-leaders in the party. Lord Oxford regarded Mr. Lloyd George's refusal as a deliberate act of separation and he—Lord Grey—agreed with that interpretation of it. It was now suggested that they should all come together on " a basis of mutual trust," but that was " absolutely impos- sible."

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