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Who could potentially serve as the alternative leaders of the war ministry in this case? For the sake of the WI, also assume that the "Halt Order" has never been sanctioned in this TL by the OKW, leading to no Dunkirk perimeter, although at least some evacuation has been carried out of other, much smaller-capacity ports.
Even this scenario is on the pre-condition that the pro-war caucus within the Cabinet can even remain unified, considering how they've now been stripped of their most effective Parliamentary proponent. Yet another possible dark horse scenario is that Halifax becomes prime minister due to a lack of viable alternatives after Chamberlain's resignation, yet gets offered unacceptable terms by Hitler due to his desire to appease Mussolini's own war aims, and resolves to fight on anyway.
Even this scenario is on the pre-condition that the pro-war caucus within the Cabinet can even remain unified, considering how they've now been stripped of their most effective Parliamentary proponent. Yet another possible dark horse scenario is that Halifax becomes prime minister due to a lack of viable alternatives after Chamberlain's resignation, yet gets offered unacceptable terms by Hitler due to his desire to appease Mussolini's own war aims, and resolves to fight on anyway.