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Chamberlain presented his first budget in April 1932. He maintained the severe budget cuts that had been agreed at the inception of the National Government. [60] Interest on the war debt was a major cost. Chamberlain reduced the annual interest rate on most of Britain's war debt from 5% to 3.5%. Between 1932 and 1938, Chamberlain halved the ...
Given this new crisis, Chamberlain at first declared that he would not resign, but he decided after all to await the Labour Party's decision, which he did not receive until late afternoon. Attlee telephoned Downing Street at about 4:45 pm to confirm that Labour would join a coalition government, but not under Chamberlain's leadership.
The debate was instrumental in the resignation of the then-Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. At the end of the second day, there was a division of the House for the members to hold a no confidence motion. [a] The vote was won by the government but by a drastically reduced majority.
The National Government of 1937–1939 was formed by Neville Chamberlain on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI.He succeeded Stanley Baldwin, who announced his resignation following the coronation of the King and Queen in May 1937.
Chamberlain established the Birmingham Municipal Bank, [1] the only one of its type in the country, which aimed to encourage savings to pay for the war loan. The bank proved highly successful and lasted until 1976, when it was taken over by Lloyds Bank. [41] Chamberlain was re-elected Lord Mayor in 1916, but he did not complete his term.
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The board’s resignation letter was signed by all seven independent directors, including Sequoia’s Botha, as well as Patrick Chung, head of Xfund, who was among 23andMe’s earliest investors ...
The Churchill war ministry was the United Kingdom's coalition government for most of the Second World War from 10 May 1940 to 23 May 1945. It was led by Winston Churchill, who was appointed prime minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in the aftermath of the Norway Debate.