Would Britain revive a 9.2-inch cruiser?

How would the Soviet battleship scenario affect British cruiser design?

The proposed response is a 9.2-inch Edinburgh and Belfast design after treaty limits collapse; earlier cruiser groups would be less affected.

A follow-up asks how the Soviet battleship shock would affect British cruisers. Clarke suggests that the later Edinburgh and Belfast designs could take a 9.2-inch-gun route if the treaty restrictions fell away. He distinguishes those ships from earlier Southampton and Gloucester designs whose timing limits the opportunity for change. The answer is a conditional design response within the 1935 scenario, not a claim that the historical cruisers received those guns.