1940 ⟶ Churchill Elected Leader of Conservative Party

Neville Chamberlain resigns from the House of Commons for he...
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🇬🇧 Neville Chamberlain Becomes UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Neville Chamberlain Becomes UK Prime Minister (1937)
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🗣️ Churchill Elected Leader of Conservative Party

Neville Chamberlain resigns from the House of Commons for health reasons; Winston Churchill is elected head of the Conservative Party.⟶
Churchill Elected Leader of Conservative Party (1940)
UKWinston ChurchillPrime MinisterPoliticsConservative PartyLeadershipWar CabinetResignation

🏛️ Churchill Chairs Ministerial Defence Committee

The Ministerial Defence Committee, with the First Lord of the Admiralty (Winston Churchill) as its chair, replaces Lord Chatfield's ministerial position of Minister for Coordination of Defence.⟶
Churchill Chairs Ministerial Defence Committee (1940)
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🗳️ Chamberlain Survives Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain barely survives a confidence vote in the House of Commons.⟶
Chamberlain Survives Confidence Vote (1940)
UKPoliticsChamberlainConfidence VoteParliamentLeadership

🗣️ Churchill's 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' Speech

Winston Churchill delivers his, "We shall fight on the beaches...we shall never surrender" speech to the House of Commons.⟶
Churchill's 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' Speech (1940)
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🗣️ Churchill Delivers 'Never Was So Much' Speech

Churchill's speech "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" speech delivered to the House of Commons.⟶
Churchill Delivers 'Never Was So Much' Speech (1940)
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