The War On News

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Claim

Claim 927

Churchill said a provisional embargo had been placed on newsprint for the Trades Union Congress's British Worker.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Churchill said a provisional embargo had been placed on newsprint for the Trades Union Congress's British Worker.
Field
outlet_affected
Value
British Worker's newsprint embargoed
About
incident 1926-uk-general-strike-newsprint-requisition
Source
News Print (Hansard, 10 May 1926)
Publisher
News Print (Hansard, 10 May 1926)
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1926-05-10

Quotation from the source

As far as paper is concerned, a provisional embargo has been placed upon that newspaper as well as