§ 46. Sir Stanley Reedasked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the broadcast on Italy's entry into the war by the Minister of Information on Monday, 10th June, he will make arrangements to secure that some competent authority, either in the Cabinet or the Foreign Office, shall examine all broadcasts on international affairs before they are delivered?
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Mr. Attlee)The speech must be read as a whole, and my right hon. Friend the Minister of Information, who is discharging his difficult duties with a remarkable measure of success, can be relied on to interpret himself the views of the War Cabinet in the present emergency.
§ Sir S. ReedMay I ask my right hon. Friend if he is not aware that this address caused very great pain and distress—[An Hon. Member: "In Italy."]—to a large number of people in this country?
§ Mr. StokesWill the Lord Privy Seal bear in mind that in the opinion of many competent listeners a speech of that kind is more of a liability than an asset to our cause?
§ Commander Locker-LampsonIs it not better to be insolent than grovelling in war time? We have been grovelling enough.