The most prominent champion of rearmament was Winston Churchill, who had been absent from the Conservative frontbench since 1931 after falling out with Baldwin over India policy.

最著名的重新军备倡导者是温斯顿·丘吉尔(Winston Churchill)，他自1931年在印度政策问题上与鲍德温发生争执后就一直缺席保守党前排席位。