That is why I posted what I posted. If the British intended to surrender Halifax would have had backing in the commons and would have been made PM to do it. The difference is between that of President and Prime Minister.Lord Halifax did want to be the PM to replace Chamberlain, but turned it down rather than suffer the embarrassment of a political defeat when he realised Churchill had more backing in Parliament. As Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax was one of the appeasers from Chamberlain's government that had given Hitler everything Hitler demanded, and was one of the reasons Hitler assumed the British were bluffing when they said they would go to war if Poland was invaded.