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2841:2nd ministry
2761:1st ministry
2749:2nd–3rd term
2699:Conservatism
2367:Bruges Group
1969:
1771:Professional
1724:October 2022
1657:Duncan Smith
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1331:Thorneycroft
1294: /
1177:Duncan Smith
1152:Douglas-Home
1137:W. Churchill
1082:R. Churchill
1059: /
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985:Beaconsfield
885:Fourth Party
850:Carlton Club
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656:Keith Joseph
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306:Edward Heath
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279:party leader
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122:119 (43.1%)
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103:Edward Heath
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3373:Blatcherism
3285:(2024 film)
3269:(2011 film)
3253:(2011 film)
3237:(2009 film)
3229:(2008 film)
3197:(2002 play)
3189:(1991 film)
2926:(1987–1990)
2843:(1983–1987)
2763:(1979–1983)
2719:Premiership
2704:Free market
2694:Thatcherism
2632:(1959–1992)
2623:(1975–1990)
2615:(1979–1990)
2362:Bright Blue
2347:Think tanks
2308:List of MPs
2301:Politicians
2242:No Campaign
2232:Monday Club
2222:Fresh Start
1861:Subnational
1077:Hicks Beach
1046:(1848–1849)
1020:(1834–1922)
953:(1828–1922)
708:22 December
615:John Peyton
502:Hugh Fraser
433:Robert Carr
398:Hugh Fraser
394:Airey Neave
383:Robert Carr
271:sitting MPs
185:Hugh Fraser
145:79 (28.6%)
136:146 (52.9%)
118:130 (47.1%)
3440:Categories
3410:John Major
3301:Handbagged
3154:television
3122:(daughter)
3103:(husband)
2791:Gang of 25
2024:2020 group
1845:Conference
1485:Stephenson
1448:McLoughlin
1321:Carrington
995:Devonshire
970:Malmesbury
960:Wellington
937:Leadership
702:The Herald
637:References
535:Candidate
458:Candidate
301:Background
215:19 (6.9%)
212:19 (6.9%)
204:16 (5.8%)
171:Candidate
92:Candidate
43:1975-02-11
39:1975-02-04
3346:Paintings
3274:The Crown
3242:The Queen
3107:baronetcy
2868:CCSU case
2814:"Rejoice"
2727:Ministers
2357:Bow Group
2318:2010–2015
2313:2005–2010
1806:Voluntary
1381:Parkinson
1376:Mawhinney
1336:Parkinson
1301:Blakenham
1147:Macmillan
1072:Northcote
1000:Lansdowne
990:Salisbury
725:The Times
681:The Times
600:Jim Prior
375:Jim Prior
180:Jim Prior
3425:Category
3234:Margaret
3152:Film and
3135:" (1989)
3128:(father)
2977:Gulf War
2744:1st term
2739:Cold War
2687:Ideology
2630:Finchley
2237:92 Group
2029:Activate
1601:Thatcher
1540:Whitelaw
1535:Maudling
1523:See also
1458:Cleverly
1326:Whitelaw
1282:Hailsham
1267:Assheton
1242:Davidson
1162:Thatcher
1067:Disraeli
1053:Disraeli
1032:Bentinck
980:Richmond
654:(2002).
141:Withdrew
41: –
3413: →
3400:←
3383:Honours
3366:Related
3320:Statues
2864:(1984)
2810:(1982)
2628:MP for
2425:Current
1705:Johnson
1681:Cameron
1467:Milling
1443:Feldman
1438:Feldman
1429:Feldman
1420:Pickles
1415:Spelman
1405:Saatchi
1306:du Cann
1292:Macleod
1272:Woolton
1262:Dugdale
1257:Hacking
1237:Jackson
1232:Younger
1197:Johnson
1187:Cameron
1127:Baldwin
1092:Balfour
1061:Herries
792:History
439:Results
289:to the
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3312:(2013)
3282:Reagan
3094:Family
3086:(2003)
2979:(1990)
2951:(1988)
2905:(1986)
2887:(1985)
2858:(1984)
2655:(1970)
2462:Former
2387:Onward
2325:London
1669:Howard
1550:Ancram
1545:Lilley
1514:Fuller
1509:Holden
1499:Zahawi
1489:Elliot
1480:Elliot
1476:Dowden
1471:Elliot
1462:Elliot
1434:Shapps
1386:Ancram
1371:Hanley
1366:Fowler
1361:Patten
1351:Brooke
1346:Tebbit
1341:Gummer
1316:Thomas
1311:Barber
1287:Butler
1182:Howard
1057:Granby
1044:vacant
1037:Granby
1005:Curzon
975:Cairns
840:Tories
818:Topics
662:
538:Votes
461:Votes
273:voted
3293:Plays
3116:(son)
3058:Books
1924:Other
1908:Local
1729:Sunak
1717:Truss
1645:Hague
1623:Major
1589:Heath
1504:Hands
1494:Berry
1453:Lewis
1425:Warsi
1410:Maude
1391:Davis
1356:Baker
1296:Poole
1277:Poole
1252:Baird
1207:Sunak
1202:Truss
1172:Hague
1167:Major
1157:Heath
1087:Smith
965:Derby
577:28.6
494:43.1
479:47.1
3048:1987
3043:1983
3038:1979
3020:1990
3015:1989
3010:1975
1963:List
1736:2024
1700:2019
1688:2016
1676:2005
1664:2003
1652:2001
1640:1997
1630:1995
1618:1990
1608:1989
1596:1975
1584:1965
1142:Eden
1027:Peel
710:2019
660:ISBN
607:6.9
592:6.9
561:52.9
509:5.8
491:119
476:130
333:the
312:and
265:The
51:1989
30:1965
1741:TBA
1693:May
1401:Fox
1396:May
1192:May
1122:Law
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