Churchill defends himself

2nd July 1942: The British House of Commons holds another 'vote of confidence' in the Prime Minister and he defends his handling of the war to date

Another British retreat. In North Africa the Commander in Chief Middle East, Claude Auchinleck, had sacked the commander of the 8th Army, General Ritchie, and taken personal command himself. ‘The C-in-C stops on the road and watches his troops withdrawing from Mersa Matruh’. 2 July 1942.