§ 56. Mr. NEWMANasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was able to tell his audience at Huntingdon on the 8th instant that the hope entertained by some persons that the Government of Ireland Bill would be refused the Royal Assent would be proved false in the immediate future; and whether the Under-Secretary had obtained the authority of the Government before making the statement referred to?
§ The PRIME MINISTERMy hon. Friend expressed his views as to what would happen in the future. There was no need for him to obtain the authority of the Government before doing so.