National Government coalition

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government of the United Kingdom political coalition

The National Government coalition was a broad cross-party alliance in the United Kingdom that governed during the 1930s and early 1940s, formed to address the economic crisis and later lead the country through the early years of World War II.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government of the United Kingdom → political coalition →
alsoKnownAs	National Government →
cameToPowerVia	1931 United Kingdom general election →
continuedUnderMonarch	Edward VIII → George VI →
country	United Kingdom →
dominantParty	Conservative Party (UK) →
electoralOutcome	landslide victory in 1931 general election → won 1935 United Kingdom general election →
endTime	1945 →
excludedParty	Labour Party (UK) after 1931 split →
formedBy	Ramsay MacDonald →
formedUnderMonarch	George V →
governanceStyle	coalition cabinet government →
headOfGovernment	Neville Chamberlain → Ramsay MacDonald → Stanley Baldwin → Winston Churchill →
historicalPeriod	World War II → interwar period →
ideologicalRange	centre to right‑wing →
implementedPolicy	abandonment of the gold standard → introduction of tariffs and protectionism → public spending cuts in early 1930s → rearmament programme in late 1930s →
inceptionReason	Great Depression → crisis over the British pound → economic crisis of the early 1930s →
legislativeTerm	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
mainPolicyArea	defence policy → economic policy → foreign policy →
notableEventDuringTenure	Abdication crisis of Edward VIII → Munich Agreement of 1938 → outbreak of World War II in 1939 →
parliamentaryMajorityType	coalition majority →
participatingParty	Conservative Party (UK) → Liberal National Party (UK) → Liberal Party (UK, pre‑1988) → National Labour Organisation →
politicalPosition	broad cross‑party alliance →
precededBy	Second MacDonald ministry →
reasonForDecline	controversy over appeasement policy →
reasonForEnd	formation of a broader all‑party wartime coalition under Winston Churchill in 1940 →
roleDuringWorldWarII	governed the United Kingdom during the early years of World War II →
startTime	1931 →
succeededBy	Churchill wartime coalition government →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Government coalition ("National Government") →	alsoKnownAs
38th Parliament of the United Kingdom ("National Government") →	governmentDuringTerm
Chamberlain government →	legislatureStatus
National Labour Organisation ("National Government") →	namedAfter
National Labour Organisation ("National Government") →	supported