Egyptian political party formed in 1919 to demand independence and social and economic reform
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 1926. Played an important role in establishing TUC influence over the Labour Party. Opp
Egyptian political party formed in 1919 to demand independence and social and economic reform
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 1926. Played an important role in establishing TUC influence over the Labour Party. Opposed plans by the Labour Government in 1931 to cut unemployment benefits. Citrine fully supported Clement Attlee and the 1945 Labour Government's policy of nationalisation
Lawyer and politician. Adviser to Edward VIII during the Abdication Crisis 1936. Minister in Churchill's government between 1951-1955 and Eden's Minister of Defence at the time of Suez (although he opposed the invasion, losing his job as a consequence)
The War Cabinet, in existence from 1916 to 1919 and 1939 to 1945, was created in order to direct the war effort at a high level. Initially it included the Prime Minister and a number of powerful ministers without portfolio - who by being freed from departmental responsibilities could take a wider ranging view of the progress of the war. As the war Cabinet developed in the Second World War, key ministers leading the armed services, wartime production and other key areas were added. Other ministers who would normally have been in the Cabinet in peacetime did not attend, and the ordinary, full Cabinet did not meet.
British administrator and politician. Held various senior posts in the Civil Service including Governor of Bengal, before bec