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Labours Victory in 1945

Labours Victory in 1945. The rejection of the Conservatives and Churchill. Learning objectives. In this lesson you will learn about Why Labour won the 1945 General Election Making inferences from the sources. Background. May 1945 – Germany was defeated

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Labours Victory in 1945

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  1. Labours Victory in 1945 The rejection of the Conservatives and Churchill

  2. Learning objectives In this lesson you will learn about • Why Labour won the 1945 General Election • Making inferences from the sources

  3. Background • May 1945 – Germany was defeated • Britain had been ruled by a National Government made up of ministers from all three parties throughout the war • Still fighting with Japan • People started to think about the future and how not to make the mistakes that were made after the end of WW1

  4. Calling an election • Churchill and Atlee – the leader of the Labour party wanted the coalition to continue until Japan was defeated • The Labour Party did not and withdrew • Churchill resigned on the 23rd May – an election was called for the 5th July

  5. The election campaign • Conservatives campaign concentrated on Churchill • “Let him finish the job” • Promised homes and jobs but they had done this after WW1 but not delivered • First broadcast – said that Labour would introduce a Gestapo – comparing them to the Nazis • Big mistake

  6. The result • Conservative campaign never recovered • Misjudged the mood of the country • Election – 5th July • Results not announced until the 26th July to allow soldiers abroad to vot as well • A huge Labour victory – won 393 seats compared to the Conservatives 197 • Atlee became Prime Minister

  7. The Beveridge Report • During the war Ernest Bevin (Minister of Labour) commissioned a report to show how conditions could be improved after the war • Chaired by William Beveridge – published on 1st December 1942 • Conservatives hated it – sold over 70 000 copies in the first week

  8. Its recommendations • State should support its citizens “from the cradle to the grave” • Five basic rights – fighting the five giants • Want – the basic lack of needs like food • Ignorance – lack of proper education for all • Disease – lack of proper medical care for all • Idleness - unemployment

  9. The reaction to it • Govt took control of more parts of live during the war • Showed that govt could be a force for changing lives • Even Conservative MPs could see that things would be different after the war • People looked forward to a new beginning after the war

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