Budget League Budget League The Budget League was a British pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget in reaction to the activities of the Budget Protest League. The foundation of the League had not been discussed in the Cabinet and when Sir Henry Norman requested Cabinet ministers to speak at its meetings, nearly all of them refused to participate. However, after Jack Pease issued a circular to all Cabinet members, the League was able to announce that many leading Liberals would speak at its meetings. A conference on 9 July
Harry Lloyd Verney Harry Lloyd Verney Sir Harry Lloyd Verney (23 January 1872 – 28 February 1950) was a British courtier who served in successive Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Verney was the son of George Hope Lloyd Verney, son of Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet, and Harriet Julia Morforwyn Hinde. He was educated at Eton College. He held the office of Gentleman Usher and Deputy Master of the Household to Edward VII between 1907 and 1910, and in 1909 was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order. Between 1911 and 1931 he was Groom in Waiting to George V,