Chamberlain stepped down as prime minister in 1940 because he knew he had lost all hope and confidence oh hjis own Conservative party as well as oppposition from the Labour and Liberal partys.
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It was generally agreed among the Conservative leadership and among the other parliamentary parties that Neville Chamberlain was completely inept, and only Winston Churchill with his practical experiences of the Boer war and WWI could lead a coalition government.
He didn't. In the election of 1945, he was unbelievably beaten by Clement Attlee who became Prime Minister until 1951 and was then defeated by Winston Churchill who became Prime Minister again.
The British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II was Neville Chamberlain who actually declared war in 1939. He was succeeded by Winston Churchill in May 1940.Neville Chamberlain was the British prime minister at the start of World War 2
Neville Chamberlain was British Prime Minister until 10 May 1940 and was succeeded by Winston Churchill.
Neville Chamberlain became Prime Minister in 1936 and was succeeded by Winston Churchill in May 1940
The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
Winston Churchill