on ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁Labor ▁Cab inet ▁and ▁C au cus ▁over ▁economic ▁policy , ▁and ▁gra pp led ▁with ▁the ▁differ ing ▁propos als ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ' s ▁Plan , ▁Lang ▁Labor , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Bank ▁and ▁British ▁advis er ▁Otto ▁Niem ey er . ▁ ▁While ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Frank ▁An st ey ▁supported ▁Premier ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Jack ▁Lang ' s ▁bid ▁to ▁default ▁on ▁deb t ▁rep ay ments , ▁Ly ons ▁advoc ated ▁orth odox ▁fis cal ▁management . ▁When ▁Labor ▁re inst ated ▁the ▁more ▁radical ▁Ted ▁The odore ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁F ent on ▁res igned ▁from ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁The ▁U AP ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁by ▁Labor ▁diss idents ▁and ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁coal ition ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁radical ▁economic ▁propos als ▁of ▁Labor ▁Party ▁members ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁F ent on ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ull in ▁Labor ▁Government ▁had ▁attract ed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁prominent ▁Australian ▁conserv atives , ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Group ", ▁whose ▁number ▁included ▁future ▁prime ▁minister ▁Robert ▁M enz ies . ▁In ▁parliament ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁though ▁still ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁A LP , ▁Ly ons ▁supported ▁a ▁no ▁confidence ▁motion ▁against ▁the ▁Sc ull in ▁Labor ▁government . ▁