As well as being a formidable politician and wartime leader, Churchill was well known for his rapier-like wit in social circles.

One of many such exchanges was with Nancy Astor, a Viscountess and the first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons.

As this extract shows, although a noted intellect, she was unlucky enough to find herself on the end of Sir Winston's sharp tongue, with predictably devastating results.

An extract from Churchill: The Lost Interviews.
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