The War On News

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Claim

Claim 929

Churchill remarked to the House of Commons that it was a pity that all the other newspapers had been suppressed by the strike.

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

Statement
Churchill remarked to the House of Commons that it was a pity that all the other newspapers had been suppressed by the strike.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Churchill remarked other newspapers had been suppressed
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

what a pity it is that all the other newspapers have been suppressed!