Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill12 December 1900
Informs his constituency he will not contest the next election. Churchill has decided to join the Liberal Party
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Informs his constituency he will not contest the next election. Churchill has decided to join the Liberal Party
Supports the prospective Liberal Party candidate at the Ludlow by-election
Dines with Lloyd George to sound him out about joining the Liberal Party
Lunches with Herbert Gladstone to discuss seats for himself as a Liberal MP
The Conservative whip is withdrawn because of his support Liberal support
Votes with the Liberals against his own party on a Free Trade motion
Crosses the House of Commons to become a Liberal
Returns to the Conservatives because the Liberal Party had supported Ramsay MacDonald
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