ɐ stˈoːɹm ʌv ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə pɹˈɛs ænd pˈɑːɹləmənt tə ðə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ kˈɔst ænd slˈoʊ kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðə kɹˈuːzɚz ænd lˈɛd tə ðə pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ sˈeɪl ʌvðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl ɹˈiːfɪɾᵻd kɹˈuːzɚz ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs seɪlˈɑːn ænd njˈuːfəndlɐnd tə pɚɹˈuː, ðə stˈɑːpɪŋ ænd nˈɑːn ɹᵻstˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ʌv swˈɪftʒɚz ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd ɐn ɐbˈɔːɹɾɪv ɐtˈɛmpt tə kəmˈɪʃən ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs lˈaɪən fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈɜːlɪɚ ðɐn skˈɛdʒuːld θɹˈuː ʃˈɔːɹtkʌts tə ðə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd mˌɑːdɚnəzˈeɪʃən ʌv ɪts ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɹˈuːmz,  ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ˈɔːɹdɚ fɔːɹ pɹɑːksˈɪmᵻɾi fjˈuːzd fˈoːɹɾi ˌɛmˈɛm ˈɛl sˈɛvənti z kˈænsəld.
A storm of opposition in the press and Parliament to the rising cost and slow completion of the cruisers  and  led to the premature sale of the operational refitted cruisers HMS Ceylon and Newfoundland to Peru, the stopping  and non restarting of Swiftsures reconstruction  and an abortive attempt to commission HMS Lion for service a year earlier than scheduled thru shortcuts to the reconstruction and modernisation of its engineering rooms,  and a large order for proximity fused 40 mm L70s cancelled.