The Conservatives have returned to power three times since their great postwar defeat in 1945. Their first comeback was in 1951; Winston Churchill was their leader. The main domestic theme of his Government was that the Conservatives could be trusted with the newly created welfare state, including the NHS. In the 1950s the Conservatives proved to be competent and reliable managers of a social democratic system. They were rewarded with further election victories in 1955 and 1959.
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