His message was belittled by the Government, which fought him at every turn, even refusing him the right to broadcast. And once Hitler came to power, he stepped up his attacks on Britain's failure to rearm. Fed with secret inside information by a small, brave band of men - some of them risking their careers to help him - Churchill consistently warned of the Nazi danger, even before the rise of Hitler. Thereafter, though out on his own, Churchill's acute political sense, foresight and courage were undiminished. When the National Government was formed in 1931, Churchill was not asked to join it. The Conservatives themselves were defeated, and out of office, Churchill found himself at odds with the leadership, especially over the future of India. The leadership of the all-powerful Conservative party seemed within his grasp. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer and when he spoke in the House of Commons, MPs of every party flocked to hear his oratory. Sir Martin Gilbert (1936-2015) was a leading British historian and the author of more than eighty books. In 1928, Winston Churchill seemed to be at the very height of his career.
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