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THE FIRST WORLD WAR - PRIME MINISTER

David Lloyd George was appointed Prime Minister on 6 December 1916. After months of failure and discontent with the Asquith government Unionists, Labour and a majority of Liberals came together to support a government with Lloyd George as its Prime Minister. Because he did not have the strong support of one single party Lloyd George's position depended on his personal success. His success in the War campaigns was what kept him in his position. He put his own personal stamp on everything the Government did. When appointed, he formed a small War Cabinet of five, under his chairmanship to take control of policy on the war. In this way, he managed to avoid the long drawn out and unhelpful discussions that had hindered the work of the Asquith cabinet. When peace eventually came in 1918 Lloyd George's personal stamp on the whole enterprise ensured for him the epithet "The Man Who Won The War."


© National Library of Wales
Central News Ltd (London), David Lloyd George with the cabinet at No 10 Downing Street.
(PG2354/13 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC : NLW Photograph Album 1014)


© National Library of Wales
Unidentified photographer, David Lloyd George visits Morriston as Prime Minister.
(PZ4257 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC : NLW Photograph Album 254 p.8)

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