1995 Conservative Party leadership election
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1995-conservative-party-leadership-election-186-8854804
title:
1995 Conservative Party leadership election
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The 1995 Conservative Party leadership election was initiated when the incumbent leader and prime minister, John Major, resigned as Conservative leader on 22 June 1995, in order to face a leadership challenge from his critics within the party. On 4 July 1995, he was re-elected, beating the only other candidate, the former Secretary of State for Wales, John Redwood. For some years the Conservative Party had been deeply divided on the issue of the European Union and there had been much speculation
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British leadership election to challenge John Major
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Conservative_Party_leadership_election
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2005-08-03T18:11:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:19:56Z
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