Winston Churchill

British statesman and author (1874–1965)

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from 1922 to 1924, he was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an adherent to economic liberalism and imperialism, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.

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Armistice Day: Starmer and Macron celebrate Franco-British relations in Paris It's the first time a British leader has been hosted for Armistice Day in France since Winston Churchill joined General Charles de Gaulle in 1944, Starmer's office said. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:02Published on November 11, 2024

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Starmer marks Armistice Day in Paris - the first PM to do so since Churchill Sir Keir Starmer marked Armistice Day in Paris as events took place across the UK to commemorate the end of the First World War. Sky News - Published on November 11, 2024
Starmer to be first UK PM to mark Armistice Day in France since Churchill Sir Keir Starmer will attend Armistice Day commemorations in France on Monday - the first UK leader to do so since Winston Churchill in the Second World War. Sky News - Published on November 10, 2024

New commemorative coins for 2024 revealed Sir Winston Churchill, Buckingham Palace and the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) are all commemorated in new coins unveiled by the Royal Mint for 2024. Sky News - Published on December 27, 2023
Crisis-hit CBI turns to Smith & Nephew's Soames as next president The crisis-hit CBI has turned to Sir Winston Churchill's grandson to help steer it back from the brink of financial oblivion. Sky News - Published on December 5, 2023
Cigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill nearly 80 years ago up for auction A cigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill nearly 80 years ago has been found in a glass jar and will be sold at auction. Sky News - Published on May 30, 2023

How the Queen requested Churchill to receive a full state funeral - the largest Britain has seen The Queen's funeral on Monday will be the first full state funeral held in Britain since the death of Sir Winston Churchill on 24 January 1965. Sky News - Published on September 16, 2022
Famed 'Roaring Lion' Churchill portrait stolen from hotel and replaced with fake A renowned Winston Churchill portrait has been stolen from a hotel in Canada - and replaced with a fake. Sky News - Published on August 24, 2022
Churchill's spirit 'walking with Zelenskyy' as PM presents him with leadership award Boris Johnson says he could imagine Winston Churchill's spirit walking with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and "probably would have wept" at the Ukrainian president's "sheer courage" during the Russian invasion.. Sky News - Published on July 26, 2022