HC Deb 15 December 1942 vol 385 c1780
71. Mr. Mander

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any statement to make with reference to the meeting held at Holborn Hall on 6th December, presided over by Captain Bernard Acworth, when the Fascist salute was given and anti-Semitic cries shouted; and whether he is keeping a careful watch on the activities of British subjects displaying sympathies with Nazi ideals?

The Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Peake)

My information does not confirm my hon. Friend's statement that the Fascist salute was given or that anti-Semitic cries were shouted at this meeting. I can readily give the assurance for which he asks in the second part of his Question.

Mr. Mander

Will my hon. Friend note that the same persons, associated with a body called the Liberty Restoration League, are conducting a perfectly legal campaign against what they call the "Big Beveridge Bubble"?

Mr. Peake

I will certainly bear that in mind.

Mr. Stokes

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the account which my hon. Friend has just given differs entirely from an account given to me by a representative who was present?