He tried to get the local Labour Party in Ladywood to re-adopt him for the 1924 general election , but they would not .
Shortly afterwards , he resigned from the ILP and joined the Communist Party of Great Britain ( CPGB ) .
He tried to get the local ILP   in Ladywood to re-adopt him for the 1924 general election , but ILP would not .
Shortly afterwards , he resigned from the ILP and joined the Communist Party of Great Britain ( CPGB ) .