Mr. Amery pointed at the Prime Minister as he uttered them. It was the most dramatic moment in the tumultuous two-day debate on the disastrous Norway campaign.

In the vote at the end the government’s majority was reduced to 81 from a normal figure of over 200. Some 40 Tories, including former cabinet members, voted with the opposition parties against Mr. Chamberlain. A large number of other Tories deliberately abstained from voting.

Most MPs now feel that a change in premiership must be imminent. Ahead of the critical vote, Chamberlain petulantly snapped: "I have got my friends in the House." He soon discovered how many of them deserted him when he faced a vote of no-confidence.

As the shaken Prime Minister left the house, Harold Macmillan and a few other Tory rebels sang the opening bars of ‘Rule Britannia’ while others chanted: "Go, Go, Go!"

There were startling moment before that. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, a Tory MP and hero of the last war, arrived in the House in full uniform with six rows of medal ribbons on his chest. He denounced Mr. Chamberlain and volunteered personally to lead another naval assault on the enemy in Norway.

As First Lord of the Admiralty Mr. Churchill stoutly declared that he took the fullest share of responsibility for the Norwegian campaign. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister in the last war, told him: "Don't allow yourself to be converted into an air-raid shelter to keep the splinters from your colleagues."

Corvettes HMS Godetia and Primrose launched.

GERMANY: Jodl’s Diary: Alarming news from Holland. Cancelling of furloughs, evacuations, roadblocks, other mobilisation methods ... Fuhrer does not want to wait any longer. Göring  wants postponement until the 10th, at least ... Fuhrer is very agitated; the he consents to postponement until May 10, which he says is against his intuition. But not one day longer ...

U-163 laid down.

NORWEGIAN CAMPAIGN: Mark Horan adds: 

HMS Glorious is anchored at Greenock taking on provisions, ordnance, stores, and supplies. HMS Furious remains in dockyard hands.

HMS Ark Royal is operating well off Narvik in position 70.30N, 17.00E, covering the Allied forces at Harstad and the surrounding areas.  The intent is to maintain a standing Fighter Patrol throughout the day.
Fighter Patrols are flown off at 0540, 0805, 1040, 1305, 1600, and 1810.  The fourth patrol of three Skuas of 803 Squadron (Lt. W. P. Lucy, RN) makes the first contact when Midshipman (A) A. S. Griffith, RN  engages and damages a Ju-88 and then an He-111.  The fifth patrol of three Skuas of 803 Squadron (Lt. L. A. Harris, RM) forces down a Do-26 of KGrzbv 108 in Ofotfjord, but Skua 8M:L2916 takes return fire in its engine and is forced down near Tovik, with a severed oil line.  The crew, Sub-Lieutenant P. N. Charlton, RN (P) and Naval Airman F. Culliford, RN (AG) destroy the aircraft and eventually get to friendly forces.

Other activity sees an 820 Squadron Swordfish fly a photo reconnaissance mission over Bogen at request of Flag Officer Narvik, and a afternoon A/S patrol around the Task Force by two 810 Squadron machines.  On return, Swordfish 2R crashes over the side while landing aboard, seriously injuring the pilot, Although the crew, Acting Sub-Lieutenant(A) Woodrow Gregory Adams, RN (P), Sub-Lieutenant H. E. H. Pain, RN (O) and Leading Airman H. G. Edwards, RN (AG) were all rescued by HMS Maori, Adams was severely injured and died on 5 October 1940.

Flying for the day ceases at 2130 when the last fighter patrol is recovered.

U.S.S.R.: Marshal Semyon K Timoshenko is appointed Commissar for Defence, replacing Voroshilov.

CHINA: Japanese forces seize Tsaoyang, in Hupeh province.

CANADA: Submarine FS Ajax departed Halifax with escort for Convoy HX-41.