Through his membership of the ILP , he was adopted as the Labour Party candidate in Birmingham Moseley at the 1918 general election .
He returned to the UK in 1917 , resigned from the Liberal Party , and instead joined the Independent Labour Party ( ILP ) .
Through his membership of the ILP , he was adopted as the ILP   candidate in Birmingham Moseley at the 1918 general election .
He returned to the UK in 1917 , resigned from the Liberal Party , and instead joined the Independent Labour Party ( ILP ) .