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Old 02-07-06, 07:32 AM   #38
horsa
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in 1943 he hardly survived strikes and a motion of no confidence in Parliament (if my memory serves me well).
I think the motion of no confidence was in 1941 after the fall of Crete. By 1943 he was politically secure at home ( post Alemein and success in the Mediterranean theatre) . You are right to say his influence waned as Britain's position improved but this was the inevitable consequence of working with a partner (America) who would rapidly outsrip her both economically and militarily.
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