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Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
Next to him stands the statue of Jan Christian Smuts, who, along with Churchill, is the only person to have served in the war Cabinets of both world wars. These two great statesmen first met as foes during the Boer War, when Smuts actually interrogated the captured Churchill, but became vital allies throughout both world wars. After his death in 1950, Churchill described Smuts as
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