He was the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Westminster Abbey at the 1945 general election; he canvassed 10 Downing Street and when informed that the "tenant" (Prime Minister Winston Churchill) was out of the country, he addressed the staff. He worked on the defence team in the Lady Chatterley trial in 1960 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1961.
He was the Labour Party candidate for Westminster Abbey at the 1945 general election; he campaigned around 10 Downing Street, speaking to staff after learning that Prime Minister Winston Churchill was out of the country. He worked on the defence team in the Lady Chatterley trial and became a Queen's Counsel in 1961.