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| Called by Baldwin over protectionism. The Liberals united to defend free trade but it was won by Labour in December. |
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| Labour Government takes office. |
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| Labour leader, eager to establish Labour as a moderate party. |
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| Seats won by Conservatives in 1924. This was not enough to give an overall majority in favour of protectionism so it was seen that the largest Free Trade party should form government. |
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| Seats won by Labour in 1924 /Percentage of the vote |
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| Seats won by Liberals in 1924/Percentage of the vote. This election marked a small revival in the party. |
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| Labour MP at the Home Office |
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| Provided government aid to build council houses, directly aiding the working class. |
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| Pensions and unemployment benefits raised and university scholarships revived. |
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| National dock strike due to poor industrial relations and high unemployment. |
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| Independent Labour Party. A group within the party that was more left-wing and socialist. |
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| Occured in 1917 creating fear of communism. |
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| Loans to the USSR in return for British assets. |
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| Eased German reparations and secured a US loan, showing MacDonald's skill in foreign affairs. |
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| MacDonald attended a League of Nations meeting. |
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| Intergovernmental Committee founded after the Peace Peace Conference. The precusor of the UN. |
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| persued by the League of Nations, promise to unite against threats. |
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| Prosecution was suddenly withdrawn against Campbell, an editor of a Communist paper, for an seditious article. Labour were accused of left-wing inference in the judicial system. Liberals and Conservatives voted against Labour and the government was dissolved in September 1924 |
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| Letter published after parliament was dissolved, 4 days before the General Election, claiming that Labour had been working with the USSR to stimulate a revolution. The letter appeared to be from a Bolshevik, Zionviev, encouraging positive relations to cause a revolution. |
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