The Fall of Thatcher the Remainer
01/22/19 • 35 min
John Gummer helped Margaret Thatcher write her no confidence speech shortly after she’d resigned to the cabinet. As a pro-European - she would often warn him to block his ears when she was about to launch into an anti-EU rant. But he’s convinced she would have vote remain in the 2016 referendum
John Gummer helped Margaret Thatcher write her no confidence speech shortly after she’d resigned to the cabinet. As a pro-European - she would often warn him to block his ears when she was about to launch into an anti-EU rant. But he’s convinced she would have vote remain in the 2016 referendum
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