Petition Against The High Cost Of Living - Westminster Lner (1938)

Westminster, London. Various shots of banners tied to a bus reading “Here Is The Liberal Petition Signed By 800,000 People Asking Parliament To Reduce The Cost Of Living“. Brief shots of the stacks of paper that make up the petition being handed over to Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair and Liberal party Treasurer Sir Andrew MacFadyean. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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