Early Political Career
Following the war he worked as a surveyor and estate agent in west London. He became active in the local Conservative Association, and was elected to Fulham Borough Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Baron's Court ward in 1922 and 1925. He did not stand for election in 1928, and shortly afterwards joined the Labour Party.
In June 1930 he was selected by the Labour Party as their prospective parliamentary candidate at Bethnal Green South West, but withdrew his candidature a year later on health grounds. When the Labour Party split over the formation of a National Government in August 1931, he remained with the majority faction opposing the move.
In November 1933 he was chosen to contest Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, a seat held by Malcolm MacDonald, son of National Labour Organisation leader Ramsay MacDonald. At the 1935 general election he won the seat, and held it comfortably at each election until his death.
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