Aftermath The audacity and scale of the robbery was yet another controversy with which the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan had to cope. Macmillan resigned in October 1963, claiming poor health—he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and believed he did not have long to live, but the diagnosis turned out to be incorrect. He did not contest his seat at the next election in September 1964, which the Labour Party won under Harold Wilson.
aftermath the audacity and scale of the robbery was yet another controversy with which the conservative government of harold macmillan had to cope macmillan resigned in october 1963 claiming poor health—he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and believed he did not have long to live but the diagnosis turned out to be incorrect he did not contest his seat at the next election in september 1964 which the labour party won under harold wilson