Manny Shinwell leaving Britain to freeze and close down. He became unpopular with the public and was sacked in October 1947. He then served as Secretary of State for War and then as Minister of Defence in 1950-51. The high defence spending which he demanded, partly to pay for Britain's involvement in the Korean War, was a major factor causing Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell to impose NHS charges, prompting the resignation of Aneurin Bevan from the Cabinet. After Labour's defeat in 1951, Shinwell continued to serve in the Shadow Cabinet in Opposition until he stepped down in 1955. Thereafter he
John Hall (Labour politician) union, and he also worked part-time as a lecture on Economic and Social History for the National Council for Labour Colleges. He was elected in Gateshead West at the 1950 general election, holding his seat in 1951 and 1955. He died shortly after this final electoral success. John Hall (Labour politician) John Thomas Hall (9 November 1896 – 11 October 1955) was a British Labour Party politician. Hall began working in a colliery in 1910, then served in the 1st Life Guards during World War I. After the war, he worked on the railways. He also became active in the