Claim

Claim 949

Prime Minister Asquith described the Press Bureau's role to the House of Commons on August 27, 1914.

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

Statement: Prime Minister Asquith described the Press Bureau's role to the House of Commons on August 27, 1914.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Commons debate August 27, 1914
About: incident 1914-britain-press-bureau-controls-wartime-newspaper-coverage
Source: British Press Bureau (Hansard, 27 August 1914)
Publisher: British Press Bureau (Hansard, 27 August 1914)
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1914-08-27

Quotation from the source

HC Deb 27 August 1914 vol 66 cc150-2