ABSTRACT
Churchill himself has much to say on the matters of defence and Europe in this debate. He begins with harmony: “I think that the Leader of the Liberal party has been well advised in asking for this Debate. It is a timely occasion for discussing the new developments, of which the Foreign Secretary has given us an account.” Churchill also has an exchange with Sir John Simon, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, concerning the “Eastern Pact of Mutual Guarantee.” In examining the situation in Europe, Churchill returns to his view and creates an argument and narrative in which others join him: “Europe will be secure when nations no longer feel themselves in great danger, as many of them do now. The MPs should consider the German banning of the newspapers from the three parties. Churchill sees the stark divide between democratic England and dictatorship Germany.
