conservative divisions

Question 1

professor alan walters

Answer 1

thatcher’s economic advisor

infuriated her chancellor - nigel lawson

Question 2

geoffrey howe

Answer 2

alienated

thatcher moved him from the Foreign Office to a lesser post

Question 3

thatcher’s leadership

Answer 3

caused many divisions

howe’s resignation speech complained that thatcher undermined her ministers over europe

Question 4

divisions in 1992

Answer 4

despite major’s attempts to unify failed

despite election success, divisions worsened

Question 5

right wingers

Answer 5

pushed for more radical social policies

those with leadership ambitions saw a chance to advance their claims

euroscpetics saw an opening to push out the EU

Question 6

press speculation

Answer 6

continued about possible challengers for the leadership

micheal portillo and john redwood often mentioned

right wing press often called for leader replacement

Question 7

1995 leadership election

Answer 7

major felt very insecure

called leadership election

wanted to be relected to gain confidencei

Question 8

john redwood in leadership election

Answer 8

main challenger to major

backed by thatcherites and eurosceptics

Question 9

hestletine in leadership election

Answer 9

before the ballot, major met with heseltine and agreed to make him deputy PM

hesteltine then made it very clear everyone knew he voted for major

Question 10

results

Answer 10

major won 218 to 89

attitude of press remained hostile to major

Question 11

thatcher’s comments

Answer 11

encouraged eurosceptic rebels demanding a referendum

her memoirs were lukewarm about major

gave support to redwood

gave support to blair in 1997