23: John Major: From Brixton to Downing Street (Part 1)
The Rest Is Politics: Leading
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The Tension Between Mrs Thatcher and Wetz
She was right of centre in her attitudes and many others were left of centre. But she appointed all the people I mentioned to government. There was no question of having a Brexit government with only one conceivable view. She knew she needed a government that brought in the best talent in the Conservative Party. And she was prepared to argue her case and argue with them. If they didn't fight back, she thought they were wet as a stream. What would she have made of somebody like Boris Johnson deciding to throw out of the party Ken Clark, Nicholas Somes, including me?
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