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Lets say Atlee stood down as Labour lead after defeat in the 1951 election and Gaitskell became Labour leader. Then under Churchill, during the Mau Mau Uprising the army comes down much harder on the locals (leading to international condemnation against Britain) and in the Malay Emergency came down much harder on the Communists (leading to greater Sino-Soviet aid and a more 'Vietnam' style conflict). With Churchill's government growing unpopular Gaitskell led Labour to electoral victory in 1955.

So how does a relatively right-wing Labour leader handle the Suez Crisis in 1956?
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