In the politics of the United Kingdom, a National Government is a coalition of some or all of the major political parties. In a historical sense, it refers primarily to the governments of Ramsay MacDo
Ramsay MacDonald was Prime Minister for the first four years of National Government
Stanley Baldwin was a dominant figure from the outset of National Government. He became Prime Minister when MacDonald retired.
Neville Chamberlain had succeeded Baldwin as Prime Minister in 1937
Winston Churchill succeeded Chamberlain in 1940. He served as prime minister for most of the Second World War.
John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. He is one of three peopl
Simon in 1931
Simon circa 1916
Dame Kathleen Simon, Viscountess Simon (17 February 1920)
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