§ 20. Mr. Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the police have considered the application from the London Trades Council for permission to hold a march on 1st May; and what answer has been given.
§ Mr. EdeThe order made by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis with my consent under Section 3 (3) of the Public Order Act, 1936, prohibits all political processions in the Metropolitan Police District. I am advised that a procession on the lines of those organised by the London Trades Council on previous May Days would undoubtedly be a political procession. There is no power to exempt any particular political procession from the operation of the order.