Why did John Major resign (and then stand again for) the Tory leadership?
Description
In June 1995, John Major shocked the political world by resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party. But in the very next sentence of his resignation statement, he confirmed that he would be standing to be his own successor. Why? What did he hope to achieve? Who stood against him? And what were the consequences? We look back 30 years to these dramatic political events and ask what lessons other political leaders, including Keir Starmer, could learn from them.
In this episode, the following books are mentioned:
'The Rage of Party' by George Owers. Available at: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16406/9781408719091
'Making Americans' by Desmond King. Available at: https://amzn.to/4mAIJe9
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Since Attlee & Churchill is a podcast about post-war British politics - literally since Attlee & Churchill - and is hosted by Lee David Evans, an historian of the Conservative Party, and Richard Johnson, an historian of the Labour Party.
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