John Major resigns: ITN Early Evening News with John Suchet (full)
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- A dramatic Early Evening News from Thursday 22nd June 1995, barely half an hour after John Major suddenly announced he intended to resign as Conservative party leader and stand again in the subsequent leadership election. Includes interviews with MPs Teresa Gorman, Tony Blair and Norman Fowler.
This was a HUGELY impressive display by Major. He may well have been certain he'd win but by taking the initiative this way and telling his opponents "put up or shut up" he proved himself to be a far stronger and better leader than many people would have believed possible. A very gutsy move and one I suspect many of his associates and friends would have advised against.
dont get why say he was a weak leader over Europe - he attempted to find consensus which cant be a bad thing - he also played a huge part in the peace process in Northern Ireland and yet no one mentions this as his legacy?
He’s almost a forgotten PM, he’s one of the finest in modern times and I’m no Tory
I'm not British, and I was 8 when Major's tenure ended, but, to me it seems that Major was considered a "weak leader" (not just over Europe) because he was not charismatic, and he was this highly-educated, highly-thoughtful person. In other words, he was kind of the opposite of Boris Johnson. My hope is that the last 3 years taught the British voters that a non-charismatic, nerdy prime minister is a good thing; that a prime minister needs to be very knowledgeable, very leveled and should do what he believes is good for the country, rather than what he believes will earn him more votes. I doubt the lesson has been learned - and even if it was, I doubt we won't see regression towards the same mistakes in several years' time - but... One can still hope.
If only Theresa May learned from this. It would make Moggy and co "put up or shut up".
Thursday 22nd June 1995
Anyone getting one getting a sense of deja vu with the current goings on's with Labour (only without them being in government.)
This was definitely a very powerful move. It suprised the rebels, who were unable to put up a real candidate.
Thursday 22nd June 1995
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I remember this - in hindsight it was a bit "David Davis for Freedom" in a way. I was confused back then - how can Major resign as leader of the Conservatives and remain Prime Minister at the same time? I thought that both jobs went together if one is in power. Mind you, Major did resign again as leader two years later, for an entirely different reason...
Why bother stand down only to fight again?
It was a challenge to the rebels in the party, "if you think you're the silent majority, elect someone else. But if I am elected again, you'll have to shut up and deal with it"
To assert authority and prove that no other potential Tory leader could garner any support. He was absolutely right.
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