Churchill Hailed On Election Tour -- The Prime Minister stands in the leading car of a long procession passing through densely-crowded/Trinity-street, in blitzed Coventry, where he received a great ovation from the people. Making a ten-speeches-a-day election tour, Mr. Churchill, Conservative leader, ended the first day in the Midlands tired but triumphant, his campaign taking on the appearance of a victory celebration, with men and women of all political parties thronging the route to cheer the leader of the Coalition Government which led Britain to victory in Europe. June 26, 1945.