The Venetia Project

Tuesday, December 5, 1916

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No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.

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London

HIS DAYLunching with Eric Drummond, Hankey, Masterton Smith, Elizabeth, Oc, and Bongie. Submitting resignation to the King (7 p.m.). At 10 Downing Street. Resigning as Prime Minister

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Venetia Stanley

Location unknown.

Official Register

1916-12-05

Top News

Daily Edition

British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned.. An explosion at the Barnbow munitions factory near Leeds killed 35 female workers.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION

No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS

Adjourned

Witness Observations

Frances Stevenson

"The P.M. has this morning written to D. to tell him that he cannot accept the proposals. ... D. has just been in to tell me that the P.M. has resigned. ... Mrs. A. is like a madwoman..."

Margot Asquith

"I am quite alone in this house. ... When a government falls in one week!! ... Henry said at lunch... 'Grey and I are symbols: we represent what is to the foreigner strength and unity.'"

Cynthia Asquith

"Luncheed Bluetooth—he was very sad about Bron and perturbed about political situation. ... I dined with Mary and Aunt Evelyn... Oc saw me off in the tube. ... The P.M. said *The Volunteer* was incomparably the best war poem."