Frank Briant

Frank Briant (30 November 1865[1] – 1 September 1934) was a radical[2] British Liberal Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Lambeth North.

He was elected as a Progressive Party member to the London County Council in 1905 representing Lambeth North.

In 1912, he was selected as the Liberal prospective parliamentary candidate for Lambeth North but due to the outbreak of war; had to wait until the 1918 general election.

He retained his seat in the House of Commons at every subsequent election During the 1924–29 parliament which was dominated by a Unionist majority, Briant worked closely with a group of radical Liberal MPs that included William Wedgwood Benn, Percy Harris, Joseph Kenworthy and Horace Crawfurd to provide opposition to the government.

[7] He lost his seat to Labour in the 1929 General Election In 1931 he returned to municipal politics and was re-elected to the London County Council again representing Lambeth North.