Churchill faces vote in Parliament

7th May 1941: Britain demonstrates that its democracy is alive and well - as the Prime Minister must respond to the 'War Situation' debate

Winston Churchill is cheered by workers during a visit to bomb damaged Plymouth on 2 May 1941. The Prime Minister was accompanied on this visit by Lady Nancy Astor, the Lord Mayoress of Plymouth, who can be seen behind Churchill.

On 7th May, Britain’s crisis was as stark as ever. Over a thousand people a week were being killed in cities up and down the c…