Winston Churchill defends his record

29th January 1942: The House of Commons debates a 'Motion of Confidence' in the Government

Churchill making a radio address, wearing his famous ‘siren suit’, in 1942.

Winston Churchill’s position in the United Kingdom was by no means as broadly supported and widely acclaimed as sometimes appears in hindsight. There were rumblings that after over two years of war there still seemed to be no end in sight. And there was a growing sense that more …