2-632-335 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Government in Crisis, forming a National Cabinet as requested by King George V, 1931, (1938). The economic slump following the Wall Street crash of 1929 caused a split in the Labour government over the proposal of cuts in unemployment benefit, resulting in a deadlock. King George V intervened suggesting a National Cabinet form from the various political parties. From These Tremendous Years 1919-1938. [Daily Express, London, 1938]