Second MacDonald ministry
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The second MacDonald ministry was formed by Ramsay MacDonald on his reappointment as prime minister of the United Kingdom by King George V on 5 June 1929. It was the second time the Labour Party had f
MacDonald's cabinet in 1929
National Government (1931)
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The National Government of August–October 1931, also known as the First National Government, was the first of a series of national governments formed during the Great Depression in the United Kingdom.
Second MacDonald ministry
…those of us who had no intention of going along with MacDonald felt we had been badly let down. The Second Labour Government was succeeded by the First National Ministry, also headed by Ramsay MacDonald and made up of members of Labour, the Conservatives and Liberals, calling itself a National Government. Viewed by many…
Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald had served as Prime Minister since 1929.