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This House approves of the conduct of the Government

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It may be interesting to modern readers that Ireland dominates the debate on theGovernment’s conduct in the early stages of the First World War. The two main topics for discussion during the first half of 1914, Home Rule and Women’s suffrage, were not directly related to the conflict at all.

Dissenting voices were clearly heard in this debate and the motion was carried by a single vote.

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