Churchill resigns after Labour landslide 70 years ago this hour (July 26 1945)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


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(Thursday, July 26, 1945, 8:30 p.m. BDST; during World War II) — Winston Churchill, who led Britain during World War II and currently represents his nation at the Potsdam Conference with U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, resigned as Britain’s prime minister tonight after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party; Clement Attlee succeeded him.