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31/01/1975
In this short interview with Margaret Thatcher before the first ballot in the Conservative leadership contest, she expresses confidence in the amount of support she will receive. (1975)
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Fri 31 Jan 197521:00
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Tory Leadership Vote
Duration: 01:41
Did You Know?
Margaret Thatcher was an outsider when she challenged Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative Party. It was considered unlikely that she would get the number of votes required to force a second ballot. For example, The Economist magazine commented that she was 'precisely the sort of candidate... who ought to be able to stand, and lose, harmlessly'.
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- Fri 31 Jan 197521:00
Margaret Thatcher: From MP to PM Collection
Clips from this programme are part of the Margaret Thatcher: From MP to PM Collection
