▁do . ▁ ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁lib el ▁trial ▁at ▁which ▁Harold ▁L ask i , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁attempted ▁un success fully ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁Daily ▁Express ▁for ▁dam ages ▁when ▁it ▁quoted ▁him ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁must ▁take ▁power ▁" even ▁if ▁it ▁means ▁violence ". ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁God d ard ▁told ▁L ask i ' s ▁brother , ▁Ne ville ▁L ask i , ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁j ury . ▁I ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁unh appy ▁about ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁I ▁often ▁think ▁about ▁it . ▁I ▁can ▁say ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁my ▁conscience . ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁add ▁that ▁your ▁brother ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁good ▁witness . ▁He ▁couldn ' t ▁answer ▁simple ▁yes ▁or ▁and ▁made ▁long ▁speech es . ▁S lade ▁was ▁no ▁match ▁for ▁Pat ▁H ast ings ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁back ben ch ▁pressure ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁forced ▁through ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Bill ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁should ▁be ▁susp ended ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁all ▁death ▁sentences ▁automatically ▁comm uted ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁The ▁Bill ▁also ▁sought ▁to ▁abol ish ▁jud icial ▁corpor al ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁both ▁its ▁then ▁forms , ▁the ▁cat - o '- n ine - t ails ▁and ▁the