When the Second World War broke out, the new Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain formed a small War Cabinet, and it was expected that Chatfield would serve as a spokesperson for the three service ministers, the Secretary of State for War, the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State for Air; however political considerations resulted in all three posts being included in the Cabinet, and Chatfield's role proved increasingly redundant.
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In 1939 Inskip was succeeded by First Sea Lord Lord Chatfield.
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Despite this, Baldwin's choice of the Attorney General Sir Thomas Inskip provoked widespread astonishment.
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The position was established by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in response to criticism that Britain's armed forces were understrength compared to Nazi Germany.
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