In the course of this Debate the situation has developed in such a way as to make things a little clearer than when this Amendment was first proposed. After the speeches that we heard yesterday afternoon, two things seem fairly clear. The first is that in the Division on this Amendment the Government will be opposed, quite naturally, by the whole of the Labour party and, apparently, by as many of the Liberal party as are prepared to follow the advice and injunctions of their leaders. But there is one other thing that has since been made clear, and that is that those of the Liberal party who intend to follow that advice are doing so with the avowed intention of putting the Socialist party into office in this country. The interesting question that arises, and it is one on which not much light has been thrown at present, is, What is the bargain between these two partners in this extraordinary business? What is to be the policy of that Government which is to assume office? Is it to be a policy compounded in part of items from the Socialist programme and in part of items, from the Liberal programme—a sort of replacing of the Red Flag by a piece of bunting of striped red and yellow; or is it to be a case of the Socialist party obeying the behests of the Liberals, and only acting in such a way as the Liberal party may sanction?

What is the bargain? That is a matter upon which we have had no light yet, from any responsible Member, at any rate, of either party, and I would ask if there is any Liberal sitting on those benches now who knows what the bargain is? [HON. MEMBERS: "There is no bargain."] There is no bargain. Now we are getting on nicely. Then what is it that those Liberal Members are going to do when they are voting to throw out the present Government, who have the largest number of followers of any party in this House? To put into office members of the Socialist party, with no bargain, no arrangement. And that is the action of what claims to be one of the great constitutional parties of this country. Just let us see what it is It is an attempt to help to put into office a Government which has got no assurance or guarantee whatever that it can carry on the King's Government. [Interruption.] I cannot hear the hon. Member's interruption. I have no doubt it is a very valuable contri— bution. If he likes to repeat it a little louder, I will try to deal with it.