WI: Prime Minister Randolph Churchill

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1963- Harold Macmillan has retired. With his Premiethisp rocked by the Vassall and Profumo affair, and after weeks of indecision as he hoped to hold out to the next election, prostate trouble has forced him into hospital. Whilst not fatal, his tumor has given him a credible and honorable reason to exit high office, even though he could carry on if he desired. Leaving his successor to the Party. The Magic Circle, hoping to ensure that Deputy Prime Minister Rab Butler wouldn't take over the Premiership, led a series of soundings on Macmillan's advice, controversially choosing Macmillan's Foreign Secretary, Alec Douglas-Homes, who would go on to lead his premiership for 364 Days before being defeated in '63 by Harold Wilson.

However, what if instead of old Alec, the 'Magic Circle' chose Winston Churchill's son, Randolph Churchill? And if so, what would his premiership, if it were as brief as Douglas-Homes or longer, look like?
 
Well the first task is to have him either retain his seat for Preston in 1945 or find him an alternative one to win after he loses it. Even then the problem is going to be would he really be considered senior/experienced enough for the position?
 
Sadly Randolph Churchill's political career did not live up to the same success the same as that of his father (Winston) or of his grandfather (Randolph). If anything, it seemed Randolph inherited something of his father's literary flair, and was able to carve out a career for himself as a journalist.

The only reason he was elected an Member of Parliament for Preston was because he was unopposed as to fill a vacancy created during the Second World War (1940–45), he would go on to lose this seat in the 1945 general election.
He tried two last attempts, both being unsuccessful as he lost to future Labour leader Michael Foot at Plymouth Devonport in the 1950 general election and was unable to gain a seat in the 1951 general elections.

He never tried again after this. So the P.O.D neads to be the 1945 or 1951 election.
 
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