Why was the Labour Government of 1924 so short lived?

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Why was the Labour government 1924 so short-lived?

In 1924 Labour formed their first government under their leader Ramsay Macdonald, but only served 9 months in office. Despite losing power in October 1924 many considered their time in power to be successful as it proved to the public that they could govern sensibly, which was what they set out to prove. Not only this but Labour also gained an extra million votes and through their moderate domestic policy, laid the foundations for Labour governments to serve in the future. Labour's moderate domestic policy was an attempt to balance the books, which they achieved, but this meant that very little was done, which was one of the reasons their time in power was so shot lived. There were many other reasons that led to their downfall in October 1924 including; Macdonald's poor communication, and the Zinoviev letter.

When Labour took power there were lots of rumours about them, such as; they were Communists; they intended to disband the British Empire; right wing MP's would be sacked and they were going to undermine the armed forces. These fears were all unfounded, but they scared many people including Winston Churchill,