 It was originally located at 30 Blackfriars Street.In July 1915 Herbert Nield, Conservative MP for Ealing, raised in parliament his concerns about the activities of the Union of Democratic Control (UDC) and the ILP were holding "over 200 meetings weekly" and distributing literature.Following police raids, censorship was imposed on the "Labour Leader", but the police in Manchester were cautious in seizing only sample copies of UDC literature.