NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 22 May 1923

22 MAY 1923

Political speculation continued about who would replace Andrew Bonar Law who had resigned as Prime Minister. A spokesperson for Bonar Law said that he was undergoing surgery to his throat but that otherwise his condition was unchanged.

The three candidates for the Berwick by-election being held on 31 May were announced. They were Mrs Hilton Philipson for the Unionists, Harold Robson who was standing for the Independent Liberals and Gilbert Oliver for the Labour Party.