Editing Winston Churchill (section)

==Liberal MP: 1904–1908==
{{main|Winston Churchill's Liberal Party years, 1904–1924}}
[[File:Churchill und Wilhelm II. (1906).jpg|thumb|Churchill and German Kaiser [[Wilhelm II]] during a military manoeuvre near [[Breslau]], Silesia, in 1906]]
As a Liberal, Churchill attacked government policy and gained a reputation as a [[radicalisation|radical]] under the influences of [[John Morley]] and [[David Lloyd George]].<ref name="HGN"/> In December 1905, Balfour resigned as prime minister and [[King Edward&nbsp;VII]] invited the Liberal leader [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman]] to replace him.{{sfnm|1a1=Gilbert|1y=1991|1pp=173–174|2a1=Jenkins|2y=2001|2p=103}} Hoping to secure a [[working majority]], Campbell-Bannerman called a [[1906 United Kingdom general election|general election]] in January 1906, which the Liberals won in a massive landslide.{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|pp=174, 176}} Churchill won the [[Manchester North West]] seat,{{sfnm|1a1=Gilbert|1y=1991|1p=175|2a1=Jenkins|2y=2001|2p=109}} and [[Lord Randolph Churchill (book)|his biography of his father]] was published,{{sfnm|1a1=Rhodes James|1y=1970|1p=16|2a1=Gilbert|2y=1991|2p=175}} for which he received an [[advance payment]] of £8,000.{{sfnm|1a1=Gilbert|1y=1991|1p=171|2a1=Jenkins|2y=2001|2p=100}} It was generally well received.{{sfn|Jenkins|2001|pp=102–103}} The first biography of Churchill himself, written by the Liberal [[MacCallum Scott]], was also published around this time.{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|p=172}}

In the new government, Churchill became [[Under-Secretary of State]] for the [[Colonial Office]], a [[junior minister]]ial position he had requested.{{sfnm|1a1=Rhodes James|1y=1970|1p=23|2a1=Gilbert|2y=1991|2p=174|3a1=Jenkins|3y=2001|3p=104}} He worked beneath the [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]], [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin]],{{sfn|Jenkins|2001|pp=104–105}} and took [[Edward Marsh (polymath)|Edward Marsh]] as his secretary; Marsh remained his secretary for 25 years.{{sfnm|1a1=Gilbert|1y=1991|1p=174|2a1=Jenkins|2y=2001|2p=105}} Churchill's first task was helping to draft a constitution for the [[Transvaal Colony|Transvaal]];{{sfnm|1a1=Gilbert|1y=1991|1p=176|2a1=Jenkins|2y=2001|2pp=113–115, 120}} and he helped oversee the formation of a government in the [[Orange River Colony]].{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|p=182}} In dealing with southern Africa, he sought to ensure equality between the British and Boers.{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|p=177}} He announced a gradual phasing out of the use of Chinese indentured labourers in South Africa; he and the government decided a sudden ban would cause too much upset and might damage the colony's economy.{{sfnm|1a1=Gilbert|1y=1991|1p=177|2a1=Jenkins|2y=2001|2pp=111–113}} He expressed concerns about the relations between European settlers and the black African population; after the [[Zulu people|Zulu]] launched their [[Bambatha Rebellion]] in [[Colony of Natal|Natal]], Churchill complained about the "disgusting butchery of the natives" by Europeans.{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|p=183}}