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Decolonisation
Labour had long supported Indian Independence
- Dominion status had been blocked by Conservatives in 1930s
Promises had been made during WW2 to India in return for loyalty fighting Japan
Gandhi’s ‘passive resistance’ was embarrassing the British Raj
Labour appointed Mountbatten as High Commissioner in order to deliver promise of Independence.
- Originally set for 1948 - he moved timetable forward to August 1947.