fall of singapore

Ritchie

This week: 1942

It was an unprecedented moment in the House of Commons, as MPs and peers packed tight into the chamber on 8 March to hear a video address from Volodymyr Zelensky – the first ever given by a foreign leader. Dressed in army fatigues, the Ukrainian president cut a heroic figure as he gave a stirring update on Russia's invasion of his homeland – earning not one but two standing ovations, and invoking Britain's own proud wartime spirit...