Answer:
Churchill still tried to convinced the council to stay in the war
Explanation:
The event leading to the miracle of dunkirk was pretty gloomy.
German troops managed to corner both of British and french troops on Dunkirk. Many thought that it was a lost cause and it just a matter of time before the british soldiers there got massacred.
But, the british initiate an evacuation effort to help the soldiers from that place, With the help of local fisherman who lended them their boats. The evacuation actually became a huge success despite the dire situations. They safe more soldiers than expected. (more than 300,000 evacuated and only 3,000 death)
That's being said, the defeat make the country feel pessimistic about the war. Churchill caution the parliament that even though they're defeated, they shouldn't bail out from the war. He pointed out that the Nazis was a huge threat to democracy and they should do everything in their power to fight them off.