Dunkirk and the British war cabinet

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Winston Churchill
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Lord Halifax
Foreign Secretary

In late May 1940, as the Wehrmacht reached the English Channel and the British Expeditionary Force retreated to the port of Dunkirk, tensions within the British war cabinet led to division of its members over the question of whether to make terms with Nazi Germany or to continue hostilities. The main protagonists were the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax. The dispute escalated to crisis point and threatened the continuity of the Churchill government.