ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ hiː wʌz swˈoːɹn ʌvðə pɹˈɪvi kˈaʊnsəl ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌʌndɚ stˈænli bˈɔːldwɪn, wɪð ɐ sˈiːt ɪnðə kˈæbᵻnət, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ʌntˈɪl ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈɛl ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
In 1924 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Minister of Labour under Stanley Baldwin, with a seat in the cabinet, a post he retained until the government fell in June 1929.