John T. W. Newbold, sole Communist member of Parliament, was suspended by a vote of 300 to 88.
It appears that the Communist spoke harshly of the chairman of a committee, one Captain Edward Algernon Fitzroy, Conservative member for Northamptonshire. Fitzroy then called upon Newbold to withdraw. This angered the Laborites, who rebuked the Speaker for not having allowed Newbold to apologize. The Speaker, while thinking that " the gallant and noble member" (Fitzroy) had acted hastily, said he was obliged to put the question to the House. This was done, and the House...
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