First Lord of The Admiralty
He was First Lord of the Admiralty (1922–1924) under Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin. The Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922 resulted in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, which reduced the strength of the Royal Navy and the naval Estimates from over £83,000,000 to £58,000,000. Amery defended the financing of the Singapore naval base against Liberal and Labour attacks.
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“Then came the Lord Chamberlain with his white staff,
And all the people began to laugh;
And then the Queen began to speak,
‘You’re welcome home, Sir Francis Drake.’”
—Unknown. Upon Sir Francis Drake’s Return from His Voyage about the World, and the Queen’s Meeting Him (l. 5–8)