41 Years ago today (24/1/1965) Winston Churchill dies

[horsa]

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.